Discover all about how students learn to read! This teacher resource explores current research on the science of reading and discusses what it means for classrooms today. From detailed background information to helpful classroom tips, authors Jennifer Jump and Kathy Kopp provide everything teachers need to improve students’ reading comprehension and content knowledge. Perfect for professional development, this book includes key words for teacher understanding, teaching checklists, top must-dos, and other features to help teachers bring these research-based strategies into their classrooms.

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What the Science of Reading Says about Reading Comprehension and Content Knowledge
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What the Science of Reading Says about Reading Comprehension and Content Knowledge
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Teaching LanguagesTable of contents
- Cover
- Page 2 - Credits
- Page 3 - Table of Contents
- Page 4 - Table of Contents (cont.)
- Page 5 - Table of Contents (cont.)
- Page 7 - Introduction
- Page 7 - Welcome from Jen Jump
- Page 9 - What Is the Science of Reading?
- Page 11 - Seminal Works to Build Understanding
- Page 16 - The Focus on Comprehension
- Page 18 - Settled Science
- page 20 - From the Classroom
- Page 21 - Navigating This Book
- Page 23 - Chapter 1: Building Content Knowledge
- Page 23 - From the Classroom
- Page 23 - Background Information and Research
- Page 25 - Implications for Teaching and Learning
- Page 31 - Key Terms for Teacher Understanding
- Page 34 - Research in Action
- Page 46 - Moving Forward: Top Must-Dos
- page 47 - Further Considerations
- Page 48 - My Teaching Checklist
- Page 49 - Chapter Summary
- Page 51 - Chapter 2: All about Vocabulary
- Page 51 - From the Classroom
- Page 52 - Background Information and Research
- Page 54 - Implications for Teaching and Learning
- page 59 - Key Terms for Teacher Understanding
- Page 61 - Research in Action
- Page 70 - Moving Forward: Top Must-Dos
- Page 71 - Further Considerations
- Page 72 - My Teaching Checklist
- Page 73 - Chapter Summary
- Page 75 - Chapter 3: Literacy Knowledge: Print Concepts to Genre Study .
- Page 75 - Background Information and Research
- Page 80 - Implications for Teaching and Learning
- Page 83 - Key Terms for Teacher Understanding
- Page 85 - Research in Action
- Page 95 - Moving Forward: Top Must-Dos
- page 97 - Further Considerations
- Page 98 - My Teaching Checklist
- Page 99 - Chapter Summary
- Page 101 - Chapter 4: Language Structures: Syntax and Semantics
- Page 101 - Background Information and Research
- Page 109 - Implications for Teaching and Learning
- Page 112 - Key Terms for Teacher Understanding
- Page 113 - Research in Action
- Page 122 - Moving Forward: Top Must-Dos
- Page 124 - Further Considerations
- Page 124 - My Teaching Checklist
- Page 125 - Chapter Summary
- Page 127 - Chapter 5: Text Structures and Verbal Reasoning
- Page 127 - From the Classroom
- Page 128 - Background Information and Research
- Page 136 - Implications for Teaching and Learning
- Page 138 - Key Terms for Teacher Understanding
- Page 140 - Research in Action
- Page 148 - Moving Forward: Top Must-Dos
- Page 150 - Further Considerations
- Page 151 - My Teaching Checklist
- Page 152 - Chapter Summary
- Page 153 - Chapter 6: Reading Comprehension Strategies
- Paghe 153 - From the Classroom
- Page 154 - Background Information and Research
- Page 165 - Implications for Teaching and Learning
- Page 167 - Key Terms for Teacher Understanding
- Page 168 - Research in Action
- Page 176 - Moving Forward: Top Must-Dos
- Page 177 - Further Considerations
- Page 178 - My Teaching Checklist
- Page 179 - Chapter Summary
- Page 181 - Chapter 7: Selecting Relevant Texts: Find the Mirrors and Windows
- Page 182 - Considerations for Choosing Relevant Texts
- Page 183 - Developing Literacy with Relevant Texts
- Page 185 - Next Steps
- Page 187 - References
- Page 197 - Glossary
- Page 200 - Index
- BackCover
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