Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties (What Works for Special-Needs Learners) [Paperback]

Janette K. Klingner PhD (Author), Sharon Vaughn PhD (Author), Alison Boardman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1593854463 | ISBN-13: 978-1593854461 | Edition: 1

A highly practical resource for the classroom, this book offers clear, research-based recommendations for helping students at all grade levels understand and learn from what they read. Explaining the skills and strategies that good readers use to comprehend text, the authors show how to support struggling students in developing these skills. They present a variety of effective assessment procedures, ways to enhance vocabulary instruction and teach students about different text structures, and instructional practices that promote comprehension before, during, and after reading. Special features include discussion questions in every chapter and reproducible instructional materials and lesson plans.

Editorial Reviews

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"The greatest benefit of this book's approach to struggling readers is its focus on the thinking processes of the individual learner. A plethora of ideas and instructional resources are presented in a clear and concise format. As I read this inspiring, appealing book, I learned about many techniques I can't wait to try in the classroom!"--Terri Dimond, MEd, fourth-grade teacher, Superior Elementary School, Boulder County (Colorado) School District

 

"An invaluable resource for elementary, middle, and secondary teachers; reading specialists; and special educators who work with students with reading difficulties. The book educates the reader about important components of comprehension and presents evidence-based best practices for classroom instruction. For teachers working with struggling comprehenders, this text is a 'must have.'"--Janice Dole, PhD, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Utah

 

"This book interweaves cases, theory, and research-based instructional practices in a dynamic and accessible fashion. Klingner et al. have produced a valuable guide to reading comprehension assessment and instruction with diverse learners."--Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar, PhD, School of Education, University of Michigan

About the Author

Janette K. Klingner, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Before earning her doctorate in reading and learning disabilities from the University of Miami, she was a bilingual special education teacher for 10 years in California and Florida. Dr. Klingner is a co-principal investigator for the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems, and recently was an investigator for the Center on Personnel Studies in Special Education. She has authored or edited 49 journal articles, 9 books, and 14 book chapters. Her research interests include reading comprehension strategy instruction for diverse populations, overrepresentation of culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education, and special education teacher quality. She is past Coeditor of the Review of Educational Research and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Learning Disabilities. In 2004 Dr. Klingner received the American Educational Research Association’s Early Career Award for outstanding research.

 

Sharon Vaughn, PhD, holds the H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corp. Regents Chair in Human Development at the University of Texas at Austin and has served as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Learning Disabilities and the Coeditor of Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. She has received the American Educational Research Association’s Special Education Special Interest Group Distinguished Researcher Award and has written numerous books and research articles that address the reading and social outcomes of students with learning difficulties. Dr. Vaughn is currently the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on several Institute of Education Sciences, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and Office of Special Education Programs research grants investigating effective interventions for students with reading difficulties and students who are English language learners.

 

Alison Boardman, PhD, is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in special education and educational psychology. She works with school districts and state departments across the United States to plan and implement effective professional development in reading. Dr. Boardman is also a consultant for the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include struggling readers, providing effective professional development, and collaboration among general education and special education teachers, and she has published research articles on these topics in leading journals. Dr. Boardman also has many years of experience as a special education teacher in elementary and middle schools.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (April 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593854463
• ISBN-13: 978-1593854461
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Needed, October 7, 2007

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This review is from: Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties (What Works for Special-Needs Learners) (Paperback)

There are many books, but few are geared to the practical, everyday processes of reacing out to a child with a disability. This book does that. Everything is step by step, and easy to carry out. I have been a SPED teacher for over 33 years. You can never, ever learn enough.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for teachers, December 13, 2008

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This review is from: Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties (What Works for Special-Needs Learners) (Paperback)

"Teaching Reading Comprehension" may be a rather stale title for a book on one of the most important (and, arguably, well-studied) components of education, but the content is highly enlightening and refreshing for those concerned with improving instructional practices with students with learning disabilities, as well as all other students.

Many highly effective, practical, and research-based ideas for teaching reading are provided in this well-organized book. A considerable amount of useful information will provide all teachers with many fresh ideas for enhancing their literacy program. My one criticism is that there are several (rather small, almost silly) errors that were missed by the publishers that appear to be the result of poor editing. Just the same, those errors do not subtract from the content and should (hopefully) be corrected in future editions.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Resource Teachers!, June 9, 2008

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Laura Watkins Ryner "lawaryner2" (Gurnee, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties (What Works for Special-Needs Learners) (Paperback)

I'm usually pretty skeptical about new books for teaching. This book contains practical lessons that are easy to use in the classroom. I've already recommended it to several of the Language Arts teachers that I work with. These strategies are good for students with LD as well as all students in the classroom.