Reading for understanding [[electronic resource] ] : toward an R & D program in reading comprehension / / RAND Reading Study Group, Catherine Snow, chair

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220110303321
• Autore: Snow Catherine E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2002
• ISBN: 0-8330-3227-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SnowCathy
• Disciplina: 428.4/3
• Soggetti: Reading comprehension - Research; Reading - Research
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Prepared for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-145).
• Nota di contenuto: Reading for Understanding; PREFACE; FIGURES; TABLES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; RAND READING STUDY GROUP AND RAND STAFF; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; STUDY METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; THE ISSUES MOTIVATING THIS STUDY; MUCH IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT IMPROVING COMPREHENSION; THE NEED FOR A DEFINITION OF READING COMPREHENSION; Chapter Two DEFINING COMPREHENSION; THE READER; THE TEXT; THE ACTIVITY; THE CONTEXT; Chapter Three VARIABILITY IN READING COMPREHENSION; VARIABILITY IN READERS; VARIABILITY IN TEXT; VARIABILITY IN ACTIVITY; VARIABILITY IN THE CONTEXT; Chapter Four A RESEARCH AGENDA FOR IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION INSTRUCTION; TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION; ASSESSMENT OF READING COMPREHENSION; Chapter Five STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING A RESEARCH PROGRAM ON READING COMPREHENSION; PREREQUISITES TO ESTABLISHING AN EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM; Establishing Priorities; Building on Strengths; Improving the Status of Educational Research; METHODS APPROPRIATE TO THE TASK; THE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: ORGANIZING FOR PROGRAMMATIC RESEARCH ON READING ; COMPREHENSION; AFTERWORD; Appendix A AN EXPANDED REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ON VARIABILITY IN READING COMPREHENSIONAppendix B OUTLINE OF A SAMPLE REQUEST FOR APPLICATION; REFERENCES; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a study on how the US Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) might improve the quality and relevance of the education research it funds. It develops a research agenda to address the most pressing issues in literacy and the teaching of reading.