Comprehension Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices

By Cathy Collins Block, M. Pressley. 2001

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Shared Readings: Modeling Comprehension, Vocabulary, Text Structures, and Text Features for Older Readers (2008, unknown): “This is consistent with the recommendations of Pressley (2002) who expressed concerns about focusing on one comprehension strategy at a time.”
Explicit Reading Comprehension Instruction in Elementary Classrooms: Teacher Use of Reading Comprehension Strategies (2011, background): “Through explicit strategy instruction, teachers intentionally and directly teach comprehension strategies in efforts to help students monitor and build their understanding of text (Duffy, 2002).”
The benefits of metacognitive reading strategy awareness instruction for young learners of English as a second language (2019, background): “English language learners who come from non-English-speaking backgrounds can benefit from explicit instruction on comprehension strategies (Block & Pressley, 2002).”
Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary Content-Area Classrooms (2007, background): “Purpose of the Present Study Despite the evidence highlighting how effective comprehension promotes student achievement, such instruction appears to be a rare event rather than the instructional norm (Block & Pressley, 2002).”