Reading Comprehension Strategies

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What did Dolores Durkin's study find about reading comprehension instruction?

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Teachers taught comprehension less than one percent of the time.

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What was the nature of reading comprehension instruction according to Durkin's study?

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It was more of a 'mentioning' of strategies than actual direct instruction.

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What did the National Reading Panel conclude about direct instruction of reading comprehension?

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Students in elementary, middle school, and high school benefit from direct instruction of reading comprehension.

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Why must teachers teach a variety of reading comprehension strategies?

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Students learn in different ways and need opportunities to increase their reading comprehension.

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What should teachers encourage their students to do regarding reading strategies?

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Think about which strategies they are using and choose those that best enable them to gain meaning from reading.

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reading strategies

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reading strategies