Many children who do not have trouble learning how to read do have trouble understanding what they read. Yet surprisingly, comprehension instruction did not receive much attention from reading ...

Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 18, No. 4 (2000), pp. 525-556 (32 pages) The importance of causal structure has been well documented in text comprehension research. This study investigates how both ...

For many, the “science of reading” has become synonymous with phonics instruction. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have said the movement to align reading instruction with what the research ...

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

Although the cloze procedure has been a standard teaching and testing technique for decades, researchers have recently begun to question its usefulness for either teaching or measuring comprehension ...

Reading comprehension is crucial for success in school and society but can be difficult for children initially. Decodable texts are widely believed to help by focusing on taught letter-sound ...

Bill Louden was a member of the Rowe Review into the teaching of reading in Australia. Direct Instruction is a teaching method developed in the United States in the 1960s, focused particularly on the ...

Many children who do not have trouble learning how to read do have trouble understanding what they read. Yet surprisingly, comprehension instruction did not receive much attention from reading ...

Reading is a key skill for success in school as well as for existence in today’s society, casting its influence on education, employment, and social activities. However, for young children, taking the ...