Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780838909294)

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.

Author: Judi Moreillon
ISBN-10: 0838909299
ISBN-13: 9780838909294
Publisher: ALA Editions
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2007
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 10.82h x 8.43w x 0.39d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 167
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2008 pg. 88