Reading Comprehension Assisting Children with Learning Difficulties
Reading Comprehension: Assisting Children with Learning Difficulties examines the complex nature of reading comprehension. It introduces a model for classifying reading comprehension based on an expanded Simple View of Reading. Issues related to assessmen
- PDF / 4,365,753 Bytes
- 266 Pages / 439.37 x 666.142 pts Page_size
- 124 Downloads / 673 Views
Gary Woolley
Reading Comprehension Assisting Children with Learning Difficulties
Dr. Gary Woolley School of Education and Professional Studies Mt. Gravatt Campus Griffith University Brisbane Queensland 4111 Australia gary.woolley@gmail.com
ISBN 978-94-007-1173-0 e-ISBN 978-94-007-1174-7 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-1174-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011928245 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Dedication and Appreciation
This book is dedicated to my wife, Helen, whose support has made this study possible. Recognition is also due to my mentor, Professor Ian Hay, whose research and encouragement provided inspiration for this book.
Contents
1 Reading Difficulties.................................................................................. 1.1 Chapter Overview........................................................................... 1.2 What Is Literacy?............................................................................ 1.3 The Concept of Reading Difficulties.............................................. 1.4 The Simple View of Reading.......................................................... 1.5 Listening Comprehension............................................................... 1.6 Classification of Reading Difficulties............................................. 1.7 Summary.........................................................................................
1 1 1 8 11 11 12 13
2 Reading Comprehension......................................................................... 2.1 Chapter Overview........................................................................... 2.2 What is Reading Comprehension.................................................... 2.3 Comprehension: A Cognitive Process............................................ 2.4 Comprehension and the Active Learner.......................................... 2.5 Comprehension Difficulties............................................................ 2.6 Socio-Cultural Context................................................................... 2.7 Task Variables................................................................................. 2.8 Text Variables.................................................................................. 2.9 Reader Variables............................................................................. 2.10 Purpose..................................................................
