When I first started teaching middle school, I did everything my university ... starting with the assumption that reading comprehension depends on “reading comprehension skills.” There is evidence ...

Supported by insights from research, this accessible book promotes the teaching of reading in a theoretically sound way, moving beyond a comprehension-testing approach ... support and develop learners ...

For decades, schools have attempted to “teach” comprehension by reducing it to practicing skills and strategies, like “making inferences” or “finding the main idea,” using texts on ...

When we read, we are reading language. Thus, a strong foundation in oral language is essential to reading comprehension. The ...