Comprehension instruction: Perspectives and suggestions

Comprehension Instruction: Perspectives and Suggestions. Gerald G Duf . Laura R. Roehler. and lana Mason New York: Longman, Inc., 1983. -Re iewed by Phil Vik. Universit of South Dakota. Vermillion. South Dakota. Designed to improve the teaching of comprehension in reading and other content areas, this volume synthesizes research on the subject from the Institute for Research on Teaching and the Center for the Study of Reading. Part 1 sets the stage for examining comprehension instruction; part 2 focuses on constraints of instruction; part 3 examines various kinds of texts and readability formulas; part 4 emphasizes how to teach comprehension, including teacher questioning, instructional strategies, direct explanation, and others; and the last chapter summarizes parts 24. Available from Longman, Inc., 1560 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, for $29.95.E]