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- Reading Comprehension Home
- Making Connections
- Fluency
- Determining Importance
- Inferring
- Metacognition
- Questioning
- Synthesizing
- Visualizing and Imagery
- Vocabulary and Word Identification
- Writing Across the Curriculum
Important UNCG Links
Questioning
- About Questioning
- Professional Books to help you develop lesson plans
- Children’s Books to use in lesson plans
- Some Helpful Web sites
Professional Books to help you develop lesson plans:
Allen, J. (2004). Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. Portland, ME.: Stenhouse Publishers.
This book is a flip chart that discusses a variety of teaching strategies that are designed to help students with both reading and writing comprehension. There are thirty-three different strategies discussed in this book and they are divided into three main areas: building, maintaining and evaluating knowledge. The book includes an outline of the strategies, discusses when to use the strategies, and the practical application of the strategy in a classroom. (428.4 All)
Barr, R. & Johnson, B. (1997). Teaching Reading and Writing in Elementary Classrooms. New York: Longman.
This book targets elementary school teachers. It is divided into sections that explore how students develop and learn, different teaching strategies, and background information. The authors provide several case studies and they describe several literacy issues faced by educators.(372.41 Bar)
Bromley, K. & Modlo, M. (2001). Graphic Organizers Simplified. Book A. Grades 2-3. Columbus, OH: Essential Learning Products.. Titles also available for Grades 4-5 and 5-6
This supplemental series provides teachers with ready-to-use materials to help students learn how to create and use graphic organizers. Grades 2-6 (372.6 Gra)
Cappellini, M. (2005). Balancing Reading and Language Learning: A Resource for Teaching English Language Learners, K-5. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
This book helps teachers develop lesson plans focused on: read-aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading. (372.652 Cap)
Day, J.P., Spiegel, D.L., McLellan, J., Brown, V.B. (2002). Moving Forward with Literature circles. New York: Scholastic Professional Books. .
This book explores methods used to teach critical evaluation of literature. It describes the uses of discussion and writing to develop critical thinking skills among students. The book provides lesson ideas, tips on how to choose books and advice on how to pair students for group discussion. (372.41 Mov)
Doe, H.M. (2003). Technology Through Children’s Literature. Portsmouth, NH: Teacher Ideas Press.
This book has teaching strategies that allow the teacher to work with small reading groups while the rest of the class is working at work stations. (372.6 Dil)
Garrity, L.K. (1991). After the Story’s Over: Your Enrichment Guide to 88 Read-Aloud Children’s Classics. Glenview, IL: Scott, Forseman and Company.
This book has literacy activities for children. (372.6 G)
Kristo, J.V. & Bamford, R.A. (2004). Nonfiction in Focus: A Comprehensive Framework for Helping Students Become Independent Readers and Writers of Nonfiction, K-6. New York: Scholastic Inc. (372.64 Kri)
This book focuses on how to teach reading and writing comprehension of non-fiction to students. The first part includes theories and frame work behind the teaching strategies. The second part of the book outlines different teaching strategies.
Strickland, D.R.; Ganske, K.; & Monroe, J.K. (2002). Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers: Strategies for Classroom Intervention 3-6. International Reading Association. Portland, ME.: Stenhouse Publishers.
This book focuses on ways to engage students in literacy activities. It describes different ways to assess student learning along with different strategies for teaching students. (372.6 Str)
Zimmerman, S. & Hutchins, C. (2003). 7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read it and Get it! New York: Three Rivers Press.
This book provides seven theories that kids need in order to understand reading comprehension. A bibliography of children’s books used to teach the concepts is included. (372.47 Zim)
Quotes:
One of the most powerful cognitive tools for reading comprehension is questioning…
Framing questions about a text pushes students to read with greater purpose and, therefore, with greater focus.
1(Shoenbach, Greenleaf, Cziko & Hurwitz, 1999, p. 80)
Real questions stimulate interest, add motivation, and deepen understanding.
2(Maloney, A. as quoted in Hoyt, L.,2005, p. 111)
2Hoyt, L. (2005). Spotlight on comprehension: Building a literacy of thoughtfulness. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann Books.
1Shoenbach,R., Greenleaf, C., Cziko, C., & Hurwitz, L. (1999). Reading for understanding: A Guide to improving reading in middle and high school classrooms. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.