Literacy Project: Exemplary Practices in 

Reading Comprehension

Created by Kerrie Grant

Abstract.

Theory and Related Research.

Research Design

Discussion of the Findings

Additional Resources and Favorite Links

Home Page

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Education with a Specialty in Reading

Dr. Ruth D. Farrar, Project Adviser

Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater, MA 02325

"The metacognitively sophisticated teacher should know that comprehension skill does not develop very well on its own, but that the comprehension strategies used by good comprehenders can be taught, beginning with teacher explanations and modeling of the strategies followed by scaffolded student practice of comprehension strategies during reading"

(Pressley, pp. 306)

SITE MAP

Home Page:  Title of Exemplary Practice

Abstract Page:  The abstract of the experiment, the problem, hypothesis and methodology

Theory and Related Research Page: A review of the literature in exemplary practices of comprehension strategies

Research Design Page:  A look at the town's population, student sample, project design, materials used, assessment for triangulation, and samples of the students' work

Discussion of the Findings: A look at the method of assessment, a summary of the findings, the overall observations and students' results

Analysis, Conclusions and Implications Page: An analysis of the students' change, experimentation's limitations, teacher reflection and the implications that resulted from the experiment

Autobiographical Sketch of Author Page:  Background information of the experimenter and the experimenter's beliefs for literacy and education

References Page:  A list of references used for theories and research, power point slides, quotes, abstracts and an annotated bibliography

Additional Resources Page:  Some websites to click into for more information on comprehension strategies