DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES: THE NATURE OF TEACHER EXPLANATION

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses one aspect of one approach to strategy instruction—the nature of teacher explanations provided during direct instruction of reading comprehension strategies—to better understand what is meant by direct instruction of reading comprehension strategies and to learn why such an approach seems to yield such consistently positive results. Five components of teacher explanations are identified: (1) what the strategy is; (2) why a strategy should be learned; (3) how to use the strategy; (4) when and where the strategy is to be used; and (5) how to evaluate use of the strategy. The chapter discusses the strengths and limitations of teacher explanations in improving reading comprehension strategies.

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