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Download full textShanahan, Timothy – Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2005
Research has shown that students can be taught to comprehend the material better while they are reading. Successful instruction of this type has usually focused on the teaching of comprehension strategies--that is, intentional actions students can use during reading to guide their thinking. Such strategies improve both understanding and memory.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Phonemes
