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Teaching for Deep Comprehension
A Reading Workshop Approach
Linda Dorn and Carla Soffos describe the process of comprehension as a reflection of the mind—a window into the reader's thoughts. In this insightful book, they discuss comprehension from a socio-cognitive perspective—specifically, how teachers can use the social context of reading workshop to promote deep comprehension.
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Linda Dorn and Carla Soffos describe the process of comprehension as a reflection of the mind—a window into the reader's thoughts. In Teaching for Deep Comprehension they discuss comprehension from a socio-cognitive perspective—specifically, how teachers can use the social context of reading workshop to promote deep comprehension. The book is framed around three guiding questions:
- Can comprehension be taught?
- How does a model become a barrier to comprehension?...read more
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Table of Contents
- Foreword by Carol A. Lyons
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Understanding Comprehension
- 2. Reading for Deep Comprehension
- 3. Language for Literacy Learning
- 4. Teaching for Strategic Processing
- 5. Understanding Language for Comprehending Texts
- 6. A Workshop Approach to Literacy Learning
- 7. Creating Literature Discussion Groups
- 8. Designing Mini-Lessons for Deep Comprehension
- Appendix
- Section I: Shared Reading Aids
- Section II: Professional Development Activities
- Section III: Glossary of Genres; Book Lists by Genre and Grade Level; Genre Descriptions, Questions, and Text Maps; Graphic Organizers
- Section IV: Rubrics for Assessment
- Section V: Correlation of DVD Chapters and Segments to Book Chapters
- References
- Index