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Contents
1. Introduction, Cathy Collins Block and Michael Pressley
I. Theoretical Foundations: New Directions for the Future
2. Comprehension Strategies Instruction: A Turn-of-the-Century Status Report, Michael Pressley
3. The Case for Direct Explanation of Strategies, Gerald G. Duffy
4. Process-Based Comprehension Instruction: Perspectives of Four Reading Educators, Cathy Collins Block, Joni L. Schaller, Joseph A. Joy, and Paola Gaine
5. Implications of Cognitive Resource Allocation, Gale M. Sinatra, Kathleen J. Brown, and Ralph E. Reynolds
6. Metacognition in Comprehension Instruction, Linda Baker
7. Teaching Reading Self-Assessment Strategies, Peter Afflerbach
II. Branching Out and Expanding Our Horizons in the 21st Century
8. Reading in Web-Based Learning Environments, Hiller A. Spires and Thomas H. Estes
9. Using the Theme Scheme to Improve Story Comprehension, Joanna P. Williams
10. "Oh Excellent, Excellent Question!": Developmental Differences and Comprehension Acquisition, Laura B. Smolkin and Carol A. Donovan
11. Individual Differences That Influence Reading Comprehension, Darcia Narvaez
12. Teaching Readers How to Comprehend Text Strategically, Tom Trabasso and Ed Bouchard
13. Challenges of Implementing Transactional Strategies Instruction for Reading Comprehension, Pamela Beard El-Dinary
III. Comprehension Instruction in Preschool, Primary, and Intermediate Grades
14. Preparing Young Learners for Successful Reading Comprehension: Laying the Foundation, Diane H. Tracey and Lesley Mandel Morrow
15. Building Comprehension When They're Still Learning to Read the Words, Gay Ivey
16. Comprehension Instruction in the Primary Grades, P. David Pearson and Nell K. Duke
17. Beyond Literature Circles: Helping Students Comprehend Informational Texts, Donna Ogle and Camille L. Z. Blachowicz
18. Contexts for Reading Engagement, John T. Guthrie and Sevgi Ozgungor
19. Children Searching and Using Information Text: A Critical Part of Comprehension, Mariam Jean Dreher
20. Imagery: A Strategy for Enhancing Comprehension, Linda B. Gambrell and Patricia S. Koskinen
IV. Intensification of Comprehension Instruction throughout Middle School, High School, and College
21. The Argument Schema and Learning to Reason, Alina Reznitskaya and Richard C. Anderson
22. Straddling Two Worlds: Self-Directed Comprehension Instruction for Middle Schoolers, Rachel Brown
23. Improving the Reading Comprehension of At-Risk Adolescents, Joseph B. Fisher, Jean B. Schumaker, and Donald D. Deshler
24. Encouraging Active Reading at the College Level, Michelle L. Simpson and Sherrie L. Nist
IV. Conclusion
25. Summing Up: What Comprehension Instruction Could Be, Michael Pressley and Cathy Collins Block
Index
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