1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990004530760403321

Autore

Paetow, Louis John

Titolo

A guide to the study of Medieval history / Louis John Paetow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : Kraus Reprint Corporation, 1959

Edizione

[Revised ed. prepared under the auspices of the Medieval Academy of America]

Descrizione fisica

XVII, 643 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

The Mediaeval academy of America

Locazione

FLFBC

NAP03

Collocazione

016.909 PAE 1

016.909 PAE 1 TER

016.909 PAE 1 BIS

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA990008575310403321

Autore

Velleius Paterculus, Gaius <19. a. C.-30>

Titolo

Compendium of Roman history / Velleius Paterculus . Res gestae Divi Augusti ; with an english translation by Frederick W. Shipley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : William Heinemann Ltd

Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University press, 1967

Titolo uniforme

Historia romana <in latino e in inglese>

Descrizione fisica

XX, 431, 8 p. ; 1967

Collana

The Loeb classical library

Disciplina

870

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

P2B-640-LOEB-VELLEIUS P.-200A-1924 Bis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790673303321

Autore

Clarke Paula J.

Titolo

Developing reading comprehension / / Paula J. Clarke, Emma Truelove, Charles Hulme and Margaret J. Snowling ; illustrations by Dean Chesher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley Blackwell, 2013

ISBN

1-118-60674-4

1-118-60671-X

1-118-60673-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

371.3

Soggetti

Reading -- Computer-assisted instruction -- Software

Reading comprehension -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Reading comprehension

Reading comprehension - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Education

Social Sciences

Theory & Practice of Education

Lectura

Ensenyament assistit per ordinador

Comprensió de la lectura

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Developing Reading Comprehension; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Boxes; Foreword by Jean Gross CBE; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 What is Reading Comprehension?; Models of Reading Comprehension; The Importance of Reading Comprehension; Summary; Chapter 2 The Poor Comprehender Profile; Factors that Contribute to Poor Reading Comprehension; Language Skills; Understanding the Meaning of Words; Understanding the Structure and Organisation of Words, Sentences and Connected Text; Early Indicators; Working Memory; Working with Text; Making Inferences; Monitoring Understanding



Environmental InfluencesSummary; Chapter 3 The York Reading for Meaning Project: An Overview; Theoretical Aims; Practical Aims; Intervention Design; Research Design; Understanding Causality; Randomised Controlled Trials; Sample Considerations; Random Allocation; Blinding; Attendance and Attrition; Control Groups; Establishing Long-Term Educational Significance; Control Task; Assessment; Findings; Summary and Conclusions; Appendices; Chapter 4 Teaching Principles; Vygotskian Principles; Peer Learning; Individualisation; Scaffolding; Modelling; Reciprocal Teaching; Distributed Practice; Themes

Passage ChoiceSummary; Chapter 5 Intervention Materials: Oral Language Programme; 1. Vocabulary; What Kinds of Words Should We Teach?; After Choosing the Word, How Is It Taught?; Supplementary Activities; Pictures and Photographs; Mind Maps; Memory Aids; Verbal Reasoning; Summary of Vocabulary; 2. Reciprocal Teaching with Spoken Language; Clarification; Summarisation; Prediction; Question Generation; Complementary Activities; Activating Background Knowledge; Developing Visual Representations; Summary of Reciprocal Teaching with Spoken Language; 3. Figurative Language; Idioms; Jokes; Riddles

Simile and MetaphorSummary of Figurative Language; 4. Spoken Narrative; Sequencing and Story Structure; Creating Extended Stories; Summary of Spoken Narrative; Chapter Summary; Answers to Riddles; Chapter 6 Intervention Materials: Text Level Programme; 1. Metacognitive Strategies; Reread; Look-Back; Think-aloud; Thinking in Pictures; Looking at Pictures and Illustrations; Completing Incomplete Pictures; Creating Pictures with Pen and Paper; Explain and Reflect; Strategy Choice; Summary of Metacognitive Strategies; 2. Reciprocal Teaching with Written Language; Clarification; Summarisation

PredictionQuestion Generation; Complementary Activities; 3. Inferencing; Cohesive Inferences; Bridging Inferences; Predictive Inferences; Evaluative Inferences; Activating Prior Knowledge; Summary of Developing Inferencing Skills; 4. Written Narrative; Summary of Developing Narrative Skills; Chapter Summary; Chapter 7 Intervention Materials: Combined Programme; Summary; Chapter 8 Feedback and Evaluation; Feedback from Teaching Assistants; The Personal and Professional Development of Teaching Assistants; Overall Evaluation and Next Steps; Children's Reflections; Parents' Feedback; Summary

Chapter 9 Theoretical and Practical Implications

Sommario/riassunto

Presents cutting-edge, evidence-based interventions for dealing with specific difficulties of reading comprehension in children aged 7-11. An in-depth introduction to the 'poor comprehender profile', which describes children who  despite being fluent readers have difficulty extracting meaning from text.Sets out a range of practical interventions for improving reading skills in this group - along with comprehensive guidance on assessment and monitoring, and insightful accounts of professionals' experience in delivering the techniques described.Includes an overvie