Alison Davis

Teaching reading comprehension provides teachers working in Years 4 to 8 with practical research-based strategies and ideas that support best practices in reading instruction.

The book brings together two influential bodies of research to show how the decisions a teacher makes affect student achievement in reading comprehension.

Teachers will find practical, research-based information on all aspects of teaching reading comprehension, including:

• Word strategies (including phonemic awareness, phonics, structural analysis)
• Comprehension strategies
• Instructional reading approaches
• Working with groups.

There is an accompanying CD containing reproducibles and graphic organisers that can be used for independent, paired and small-group work during instruction.