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Importance Of Teaching Reading Comprehension With Nonfiction Texts, Valeria Jo Frey Jan 2008

Importance Of Teaching Reading Comprehension With Nonfiction Texts, Valeria Jo Frey

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Can comprehension strategies be taught as a learning skill for expository text reading in content area? What strategies in combination best benefit the reading comprehension of students who struggle with reading? How can reading comprehension strategies be taught so that skills are maintained and transferred across settings? In her book Exploring the Literature of Fact, Barbara Moss (2003) suggests that the items needed to be successful in reading nonfiction include accessing quality literature, learning reading strategies, understanding the use of text structure, and responding to the literature.

The following literature review will define reading comprehension using nonfiction material. The research …


Reading Comprehension : What Strategies Make A Difference?, Jill Helgerson Jan 2007

Reading Comprehension : What Strategies Make A Difference?, Jill Helgerson

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A literature review was conducted on comprehension strategies. The comprehension strategies that are being reviewed were chosen based on past research of reading comprehension.This literature review will explore six comprehension strategies that have been found to improve students' comprehension abilities.