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Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties

By Sharon Vaughn, Alison Boardman & Janette K. Klingner Last updated 2024/10/17

Description

This newly updated book (Third Edition) is a great resource for teachers of all grades looking to support their students’ reading comprehension. It’s particularly helpful for instructing students who have learning difficulties, but is a valuable read for all educators. The book includes chapters on Vocabulary, Promoting Content-Area Literacy, Supporting English Learners, Intensive Interventions, Multicomponent Approaches to Strategy Instruction (highlighting research-supported strategies such as prediction, summarization, question generation and clarification) and a final chapter answering common questions from teachers. The Appendix includes multiple lesson plans for a variety of grades.

Curriculum Connection

C1. Knowledge about Texts C2. Comprehension Strategies C3. Critical Thinking in Literacy
This book supports Strand C - Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts from the 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum.
Grade(s): K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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