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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812382003321

Titolo

Motivating reading comprehension : concept-oriented reading instruction / / edited by John T. Guthrie, Allan Wigfield, Kathleen C. Perencevich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-4106-1012-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GuthrieJohn T

WigfieldAllan

PerencevichKathleen C

Disciplina

372.47

Soggetti

Content area reading - United States

Reading (Elementary) - United States

Reading comprehension - United States

Motivation in education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; 1 Classroom Contexts for Engaged Reading: An Overview; 2 How the CORI Framework Looks in the Classroom; 3 Scaffolding for Motivation and Engagement in Reading; 4 Fostering the Cognitive Strategies of Reading Comprehension; 5 Science Inquiry in the CORI Framework; 6 Diverse Texts and Technology for Reading; 7 Differentiating Instruction for Struggling Readers Within the CORI Classroom; 8 Inside Mrs. O'Hara's CORI Classroom

9 Reading Comprehension for Information Text: Theoretical Meanings, Developmental Patterns, and Benchmarks for Instruction10 The Development of Motivation for Reading and How It Is Influenced by CORI; 11 Growth of Cognitive Strategies for Reading Comprehension; Appendix; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) is a unique, classroom-tested model of reading instruction that breaks new ground by explicitly showing how content knowledge, reading strategies, and motivational support all merge in successful reading instruction. A



theoretical perspective (engagement in reading) frames the book and provides a backdrop for its linkage between hands-on science activities and reading comprehension. Currently funded by the Interagency Educational Research Initiative (IERI), this model has been extensively class tested and is receiving national attention that includes