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Tell Us More: Reading Comprehension, Engagement, And Conceptual Press Discourse, Dot Mcelhone
Tell Us More: Reading Comprehension, Engagement, And Conceptual Press Discourse, Dot Mcelhone
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This study examines interactions between teachers and students during reading comprehension instruction to determine how certain patterns of teacher-student talk support student comprehension achievement and reading engagement. The central focus of the study is conceptual press discourse, a pattern of teacher response that includes requests for evidence, examples, clarification, and elaboration. Hierarchical Linear Modeling analysis of data from 21 fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms (495 students) indicated that in classrooms where teachers more frequently used discourse patterns that reduced conceptual press, students demonstrated weaker comprehension and engagement outcomes.