Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Reading comprehension--Study and teaching;
Abstract
Can comprehension strategies be taught as a learning skill for expository text reading in content area? What strategies in combination best benefit the reading comprehension of students who struggle with reading? How can reading comprehension strategies be taught so that skills are maintained and transferred across settings? In her book Exploring the Literature of Fact, Barbara Moss (2003) suggests that the items needed to be successful in reading nonfiction include accessing quality literature, learning reading strategies, understanding the use of text structure, and responding to the literature.
The following literature review will define reading comprehension using nonfiction material. The research that shows the current state of developing comprehension in nonfiction will increase student knowledge base. The literature review will show how understanding the use of text structure can give students a strategy in understanding how to read nonfiction reading material. There is a difference in reading material in a fiction book and reading a science textbook. Students need to be taught how to use those strategies in order to understand what he/she has read. This literature review will state strategies that can assist with comprehending what a student has read and taking the time to apply those strategies in order to build a deeper understanding of the material.
Year of Submission
2008
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Lynn Ethan Nielsen
Date Original
2008
Object Description
1 PDF file (46 pages)
Copyright
©2008 Valeria Jo Frey
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Frey, Valeria Jo, "Importance of teaching reading comprehension with nonfiction texts" (2008). Graduate Research Papers. 685.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/685
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