LEADER 03565nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910220110303321 005 20240617065438.0 010 $a0-8330-3227-5 035 $a(CKB)111056486806474 035 $a(EBL)227837 035 $a(OCoLC)475935215 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000233004 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11176136 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233004 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10219638 035 $a(PQKB)10875821 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL227837 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10425059 035 $a(OCoLC)50851156 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC227837 035 $a(oapen)doab114486 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486806474 100 $a20011031d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReading for understanding $etoward an R & D program in reading comprehension /$fRAND Reading Study Group, Catherine Snow, chair 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, Calif. $cRand Science and Technology Policy Institute$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (183 p.) 300 $a"Prepared for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)." 311 08$a0-8330-3105-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 119-145). 327 $aReading 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aAppendix A AN EXPANDED REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH ON VARIABILITY IN READING COMPREHENSIONAppendix B OUTLINE OF A SAMPLE REQUEST FOR APPLICATION; REFERENCES; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aReading comprehension$xResearch 606 $aReading$xResearch 615 0$aReading comprehension$xResearch. 615 0$aReading$xResearch. 676 $a428.4/3 700 $aSnow$b Catherine E 701 $aSnow$b Cathy$0863712 712 02$aScience and Technology Policy Institute (Rand Corporation) 712 02$aUnited States.$bOffice of Educational Research and Improvement. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220110303321 996 $aReading for understanding$91927795 997 $aUNINA