Author(s): Sheena Cameron

Teaching Resources | English | Comprehension Skills

This much-anticipated new edition supports teachers by providing practical guidance based on three core pillars of knowledge: the latest reading comprehension research extensive classroom experience research-based practice. The resource includes: An explanation of each strategy and how it supports comprehension The language to use when teaching a strategy Guided and independent student activities that support teaching of the strategy. Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies contains detailed step-by-step guidance on how to introduce and teach the following strategies: Activating prior knowledge Self-monitoring Predicting Questioning Making connections Visualising Inferring Summarising Synthesising Skimming Scanning. The resource also includes a section on building vocabulary knowledge. An extensive range of teacher and student-friendly support material is available from the eBook, including a huge range of activities, blackline masters, posters and more. This resource is suitable for primary/elementary and intermediate/middle school teachers.