Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8389-0929-4
Verlag: ALA Editions

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 466 g

Research shows that collaboration between classroom teachers and teacher-librarians improves overall effectiveness in increasing students' reading comprehension. Drawing on cutting edge research in instructional strategies, Moreillon, a veteran school library media specialist, offers a clear, rigorous roadmap to the task of teaching reading comprehension in a proven collaborative process. Packed with practical applications, this expert guide: encourages collaboration with a flexible design and delivery framework; strengthens partnering techniques to improve reading comprehension; addresses three levels of literacy development; identifies seven key strategies that students use to read for meaning; connects with research-driven teaching practices that incorporate library programs; and increases reading scores and lowers the student-teacher ratios using proven collaborative approaches.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moreillon, Judi

Über Autor(innen)

Judi Moreillon, Ph.D., is a literacy and library consultant who serves as adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Language, Reading, and Culture and in the School of Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona at Tucson. During a 12-year career as teacher-librarian, she collaborated with classroom teachers, specialists, and principals to integrate literature and information literacy into the classroom curriculum. Her original research on the media and literacy is woven into this book.