Comprehension


Peer Reviewed Articles

Critical Word Factor in Texts for Beginning Readers. By: Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Fisher, Charles W.. Journal of Educational Research, Sep/Oct2007, Vol. 101 Issue 1, p3-11.

 

Standards for Effective Pedagogy, Classroom Organization, English Proficiency, and Student Achievement. By: Doherty, R. William; Hilberg, R. Soleste. Journal of Educational Research, Sep/Oct2007, Vol. 101 Issue 1, p24-34.

 

Can Differences in the Ability to Recognize Words Cease to Have an Effect Under Certain Reading Conditions? By: Sánchez,, Emilio; García, José-Ricardo; Gonzalez, António-José. Journal of Learning Disabilities, Jul/Aug2007, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p290-305.

 

Repeated interactive read-alouds in preschool and kindergarten. By: McGee, Lea M.; Schickedanz, Judith A.. Reading Teacher, May2007, Vol. 60 Issue 8, p742-751.

 

Teaching Cause--Effect Text Structure Through Social Studies Content to At-Risk Second Graders. By: Williams, Joanna P.; Nubla-Kung, Abigail M.; Pollini, Simonne; Stafford, K. Brooke; Garcia, Amaya; Snyder, Anne E.. Journal of Learning Disabilities, Mar/Apr2007, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p111-120.

 

Improving the Reading Skills of Urban Elementary Students Through Total Class Peer Tutoring. By: Kourea, Lefki; Cartledge, Gwendolyn; Musti-Rao, Shobana. Remedial & Special Education, Mar/Apr2007, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p95-107.

 

Reading at the Frustration, Instructional, and Independent Levels: The Effects on Students' Reading Comprehension and Time on Task. By: Treptow, Megan A.; Burns, Matthew K.; McComas, Jennifer J.. School Psychology Review, 2007, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p159-166.

 

Assessing comprehension: A classroom-based process. By: Fiene, Judy; McMahon, Susan. Reading Teacher, Feb2007, Vol. 60 Issue 5, p406-417.

 

Metacognitive strategies and reading comprehension in elementary-school students. By: Kolić-Vehovec, Svjetlana; Bajšanski, Igor. European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE, Dec2006, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p439-451.

 

Tiers of Intervention in Kindergarten Through Third Grade. By: O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Harty, Kristin R.; Fulmer, Deborah. Journal of Learning Disabilities, Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p532-538.

 

Investigating Two Approaches to Fostering Children's Comprehension of Literature. By: Liang, Lauren Aimonette; Peterson, Cheryl A.; Graves, Michael F.. Reading Psychology, Sep2005, Vol. 26 Issue 4/5, p387-400.

 

The Relationship Between the Beginning Reading Skills and Social Adjustment of a General Sample of Elementary Aged Children. By: Benner, Gregory J.; Beaudoin, Kathleen; Kinder, Diane; Mooney, Paul. Education & Treatment of Children, Aug2005, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p250-264.

 

Early Literacy From a Longitudinal Perspective. By: Aarnoutse, Cor; van Leeuwe, Jan; Verhoeven, Ludo. Educational Research & Evaluation, Jun2005, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p253-275.

 

Reading at the Frustration, Instructional, and Independent Levels: The Effects on Students' Reading Comprehension and Time on Task. By: Treptow, Megan A.; Burns, Matthew K.; McComas, Jennifer J.. School Psychology Review, 2007, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p159-166.

 

Does Weak Reading Comprehension Reflect an Integration Deficit? . By: Spooner, Alice L. R.; Gathercole, Susan E.; Baddeley, Alan D.. Journal of Research in Reading, v29 n2 p173-193 May 2006.

 

Young Readers' Use of Phonological Information: Phonological Awareness, Memory, and Comprehension . By: Gray, Audra; McCutchen, Deborah. Journal of Learning Disabilities, v39 n4 p325-333 Jul-Aug 2006.

 

Prediction of Reading Comprehension: Relative Contributions of Word Recognition, Language Proficiency, and Other Cognitive Skills Can Depend on How Comprehension Is Measured . By: Cutting, Laurie E.; Scarborough, Hollis S.. Scientific Studies of Reading, v10 n3 p277-299 2006.

 

Relationships between Word Knowledge and Reading Comprehension in Third-Grade Children . By: Tannenbaum, Kendra R.; Torgesen, Joseph K.; Wagner, Richard K.. Scientific Studies of Reading, v10 n4 p381-398 2006.

 

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LISTENING AND READING COMPREHENSION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT AT INCREASING GRADE LEVELS. By: Diakidoy, Irena-Anna N.; Stylianou, Polyxeni; Karefillidou, Christina; Papageorgiou, Panayiota. Reading Psychology, Jan-Mar2005, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p55-80.

 

Structured Strategy Instruction: Investigating an Intervention for Improving Sixth-Graders' Reading Comprehension. By: Schorzman, Emma M.; Cheek, Jr., Earl H.. Reading Psychology, Jan-Mar2004, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p37-6.

 

Supporting a strategic stance in the classroom: A comprehension framework for helping teachers help students to be strategic. By: Dowhower, Sarah L.. Reading Teacher, Apr99, Vol. 52 Issue 7, p672+.

 

Research-Based Effects of Trade Book Reading. By: Block, Cathy Collins. Illinois Reading Council Journal, Fall2004, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p3-8.

 

Strategy Instruction for Elementary Students Searching Informational Text. By: Symons, Sonya; MacLatchy-Gaudet, Heather; Stone, Tracey D.; Reynolds, P. Lee. Scientific Studies of Reading, 2001, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p1-33.

 

Activities/Strategies

 

BOOKMATCH: Scaffolding book selection for independent reading. By: Wutz, Jessica Ann; Wedwick, Linda. Reading Teacher, Sep2005, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p16-32.

 

Fluency: Bridge Between Decoding and Reading Comprehension . By: Pikulski, John J.; Chard, David J.. Reading Teacher, v58 n6 p510-519.

 

Encouraging independent reading through the reading millionaires project. By: O'Masta, Gail A.; Wolf, James M.. Reading Teacher, May91, Vol. 44 Issue 9, p656-663.

 

Literature in the Reading Curriculum. . By: Johnson, Nancy J.; Giorgis, Cyndi. Reading Teacher, v56 n7 p704-12 Apr 2003.

 

Character Perspective Charting: Helping children to develop a more complete conception of story. By: Shanahan, Timothy; Shanahan, Sherrell. Reading Teacher, May97, Vol. 50 Issue 8, p668+.

 

What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Comprehension . By: Pardo, Laura S.. Reading Teacher, v58 n3 p272-280.

 

The Case for Informational Text. By: Duke, Nell K.. Educational Leadership, Mar2004, Vol. 61 Issue 6, p40-4.

 

Informational texts in kindergarten. By: Richgels, Donald J.. Reading Teacher, Mar2002, Vol. 55 Issue 6, p586-596.

 

Making magazine covers that visually count: Learning to summarize with technology. By: Assaf, Lori; Garza, Rubén. Reading Teacher, Apr2007, Vol. 60 Issue 7, p678-680.

 

Inspiring young scientists with great books. By: Brassell, Danny. Reading Teacher, Dec/Jan2007, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p336-342.

 

Integrating curriculum through the learning cycle: Content-based reading and vocabulary instruction. By: Spencer, Brenda H.; Guillaume, Andrea M.. Reading Teacher, Nov2006, Vol. 60 Issue 3, p206-219.

 

R5: The Sustained Silent Reading makeover that transformed readers. By: Kelley, Michelle; Clausen-Grace, Nicki. Reading Teacher, Oct2006, Vol. 60 Issue 2, p148-156.

 

Scaffolding for Engagement in Elementary School Reading Instruction. By: Lutz, Susan L.; Guthrie, John T.; Davis, Marcia H.. Journal of Educational Research, Sep/Oct2006, Vol. 100 Issue 1, p3-20.

 

Fostering flexibility and comprehension in elementary students. By: Cartwtright, Kelly B.. Reading Teacher, Apr2006, Vol. 59 Issue 7, p628-634.

 

Writing to learn across the curriculum: Tools for comprehension in content area classes. By: Knipper, Kathy J.; Duggan, Timothy J.. Reading Teacher, Feb2006, Vol. 59 Issue 5, p462-470.

 

QAR: Enhancing comprehension and test taking across grades and content areas. By: Raphael, Taffy E.; Au, Kathryn H.. Reading Teacher, Nov2005, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p206-221.

 

Developing Successful Readers: Building Early Comprehension Skills through Television Viewing and Listening. By: Kendeou, Panayiota; Lynch, Julie S.; van den Broek, Paul; Espin, Chris A.; White, Mary Jane; Kremer, Kathleen E.. Early Childhood Education Journal, Oct2005, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p91-98.

 

Assessing comprehension: A classroom-based process. By: Fiene, Judy; McMahon, Susan. Reading Teacher, Feb2007, Vol. 60 Issue 5, p406-417.

 

Think-Aloud Mysteries: Using Structured, Sentence-by-Sentence Text Passages to Teach Comprehension Strategies . By: Smith, Lynn Alleen. Reading Teacher, v59 n8 p764-773 May 2006.

 

Fostering flexibility and comprehension in elementary students. By: Cartwtright, Kelly B.. Reading Teacher, Apr2006, Vol. 59 Issue 7, p628-634.

 

Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies: Promoting Word Recognition, Fluency, and Reading Comprehension in Young Children. By: Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.. Journal of Special Education, Spring2005, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p34-44.

 

USE OF STORY-MAPPING TO INCREASE THE STORY-GRAMMAR TEXT COMPREHENSION OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. By: Boulineau, Tori; Fore III, Cecil; Hagan-Burke, Shanna; Burke, Mack D.. Learning Disability Quarterly, Spring2004, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p105-121.

 

Our students are ready for this: Comprehension instruction in the elementary school. By: Barton, James; Sawyer, Donna M.. Reading Teacher, Dec2003/Jan2004, Vol. 57 Issue 4, p334-347.

 

Paraphrasing for comprehension. By: Fisk, Candace; Hurst, Beth. Reading Teacher, Oct2003, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p182-185.

 

They can read the words, but they can't understand: Refining comprehension assessment. By: Dewitz, Peter; Dewitz, Pamela K.. Reading Teacher, Feb2003, Vol. 56 Issue 5, p422+.

 

The Lure of Series Books: Does It Affect Appreciation for Recommended Literature? . By: Greenlee, Adele A.; And Others. Reading Teacher, v50 n3 p216-25 Nov 1996.

 

First and Second Graders Writing Informational Text . By: Read, Sylvia. Reading Teacher, v59 n1 p36-44 Sep 2005.

 

A Closer Look at SQ3R . By: Huber, Jennifer A.. Reading Improvement, v41 n2 p108 Sum 2004.

 

Comprehension through Characterization: Enabling Readers To Make Personal Connections with Literature. By: Bluestein, N. Alexandra. Reading Teacher, v55 n5 p431-34 Feb 2002.

 

Developing Strategic Use of Combined-Text Trade Books. . By: Chapman, Valerie G.; Sopko, Diane. Reading Teacher, v57 n3 p236-39 Nov 2003.

 

R.I.T.E. Reading: Constructing Meaning by Finding What's "Wrong" in an Informational Text. . By: Polette, Keith. Gifted Child Today Magazine, v25 n2 p36-41,65 Spr 2002.