Moreillon, Judi. Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Elementary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1180-8
From the Publisher
Time-strapped educators wonder whether partnering with school
librarians can realistically improve students’ scores, but studies show
that collaboration improves overall effectiveness in increasing
students’ reading comprehension. Moreillon, a veteran teacher-librarian,
updates Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension
to draw on cutting-edge research in instructional strategies, offering a
clear, rigorous roadmap to teaching reading comprehension in a proven
collaborative process. Incorporating the American Association of School
Librarians (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, Moreillon presents
- Strategies for improving reading comprehension, complete with updated graphic organizers, sample lesson plans, and technology-centered examples
- Practical steps for streamlining the coteaching lesson-planning process, boiling it down to three levels of literacy development
- Techniques for strengthening collaborative partnerships through flexible design and delivery
- Guidance for incorporating library programs into research-driven teaching practices
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 : Collaborative Teaching in the Age of Accountability
2 : Maximizing Your Impact
3 : Reading Comprehension Strategy One: Activating or Building Background Knowledge
4 : Reading Comprehension Strategy Two: Using Sensory Images
5 : Reading Comprehension Strategy Three: Questioning
6 : Reading Comprehension Strategy Four: Making Predictions and Inferences
7 : Reading Comprehension Strategy Five: Determining Main Ideas
8 : Reading Comprehension Strategy Six: Using Fix-up Options
9 : Reading Comprehension Strategy Seven: Synthesizing
References
Index
Companion Book
Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact
