They Can Read the Words, but They Can't Understand: Refining Comprehension Assessment.

Dewitz, Peter; Dewitz, Pamela K.

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ERIC Number: EJ662467

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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They Can Read the Words, but They Can't Understand: Refining Comprehension Assessment.

Dewitz, Peter; Dewitz, Pamela K.

Reading Teacher, v56 n5 p422-35 Feb 2003

Notes that comprehension problems can be difficult to detect and treat. Suggests that comprehension instruction should be more tailored to the needs of the individual. Explains that strategy instruction allows the teacher to model and assist students to use a range of reading strategies. Offers suggestions for catching students' reading problems and addressing students' shortcomings. (PM)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inferences, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Student Evaluation, Student Improvement, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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