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102 Reading Response Lessons: Improving Comprehension Skills for Test Day--And Beyond
Contributor(s): Wolfgang, Kristin Noelle (Author)

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 ISBN: 1412925517     ISBN-13: 9781412925518
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $43.65  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2005
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Annotation: Empower your students to skillfully analyze and respond in writing to any comprehension question! Helping students comprehend what they read is a challenging goal, but even more daunting is teaching students to answer comprehension questions in writing. Based on the author??'s interactions with her students, this innovative text presents a five-step method that has proven not only to help students improve their literacy skills for standardized tests but also, and more important, to help them respond to what they read in your classroom and beyond. This resource presents a process that requires only two 30-minute sessions per week and can be used across content areas and grade levels. Using the built-in scaffolding, students quickly learn how to dismantle even the most challenging comprehension questions and respond to them in clear, sophisticated paragraphs. Numerous rubrics are included, empowering students to: Analyze and respond effectively in writing to comprehension questions Develop and enhance critical vocabulary skills Learn to assess their own work Recognize what constitutes powerful writing

Enhance your students??? ability and confidence to skillfully analyze and respond in writing to any comprehension question!
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
- Education | Classroom Management
- Education | Curricula
Dewey: 372.47
LCCN: 2005019384
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.92" W x 9.98" L (1.22 lbs) 312 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Using this classroom-tested five-step process, your students will learn to dismantle even the most challenging comprehension questions and respond in clear, sophisticated paragraphs.

Contributor Bio(s): Wolfgang, Kristin Noelle: -

Kristin Wolfgang currently teaches at Ka'u High and Pahala Elementary in Pahala, Hawai'i and serves as the grade level chair. She is a member of her school's inservice training team and has also served as a cooperating teacher for preservice teachers. Wolfgang is a member of the Hawai'i Island Writer's Association (HIWA), the Hawai'i Island and International Reading Association (IRA). She writes short fiction, children's fiction, poetry, and essays, and is a founding member of the Sundae Writers.
 
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