In this study, we investigated the efficacy of 2 related interventions on the reading comprehension of seventh and eighth graders with learning disabilities who used English as a second language. All ...

Comprehension strategy instruction has a solid research base. Teacher guides on evidence-based practices from the What Works Clearinghouse recommend teaching students across grade levels how to ...

There’s been a lot of concern about phonics instruction in recent months, sparked by an illuminating new audio documentary. But there’s another aspect of reading—comprehension—that is ...

Other strategies include teaching words in categories, using contrasts and comparisons, and immersing students in a particular topic.

Teaching comprehension “skills and strategies” divorced from content—the standard approach—doesn’t work. But teaching students to use those techniques in the context of history and other ...

First grader Geniss Gibbs practices reading skills at Eastern Elementary School in Washington, N.C., on May 23, 2022. Although districts are choosing new curricula purportedly aligned with ...

We conclude with a discussion of ongoing issues in the field-in particular, (a) the increased use of socially mediated instruction, (b) the need to teach multiple strategies to students to improve ...