This book includes information on how to introduce and teach strategies and how they fit into your literacy programme. Each strategy has its own chapter, with:
Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies comes with a CD that provides all photocopy masters and support material in digital format.
PART ONE: BACKGROUND
Introduction
A model for introducing and teaching reading comprehension strategies
Creating a supportive classroom environment for strategy teaching
Getting started: some frequently asked questions answered
Recording the learning process
How to use this book
PART TWO: THE KEY STRATEGIES
Activating prior knowledge
Self-monitoring
Predicting
Questioning
Making connections
Visualising
Inferring
Summarising
Synthesising
Other useful strategies
Skimming
Scanning
Adjusting reading rate
Evaluating the text
Word attack strategies
Fix-up strategies
Building vocabulary knowledge
References
Acknowledgements