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4%OFFWayne Tennent - Understanding Reading Comprehension: Processes and Practices - 9781446273180 - V9781446273180
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Understanding Reading Comprehension: Processes and Practices

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Description for Understanding Reading Comprehension: Processes and Practices Paperback. .

Can baboons read? That is the thought-provoking question that opens this wonderfully accessible book for trainee and practising primary school teachers to fully understand the process of reading comprehension.  Comprehension is an essential component of learning to read and a successful teacher of reading will have a portfolio of different strategies and approaches that take in to account that children learn to read in different ways. This book supports the development of student and practising teachers’ subject knowledge by providing detailed guidance in to the reading comprehension process, along with practical strategies and lesson ideas for use in the classroom. ... Read more

  • School-based activities in every chapter
  • An in-depth focus on the inference making process
  • The role of vocabulary and syntax in comprehension
  • Cognitive and meta-cognitive processes including the use of memory
  • Advice on developing effective classroom talk with different groups of children
  • Using different text genres and selecting texts
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Product Details

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781446273180
SKU
V9781446273180
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

Reviews for Understanding Reading Comprehension: Processes and Practices
′Much attention has been placed on the decoding aspect of reading and far less on the hugely complex twin process of comprehending texts. Wayne Tennent’s scholarly but accessible book helps to redress the imbalance. The author explains the key issues and offers practical guidance on how teachers can best support children to fully comprehend what they read. The book is timely ... Read more

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