Contents

About the Downloads

About the Author

Foreword Louisa Cook Moats, Ed.D

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section I The Nature of Reading Comprehension

Chapter 1 Dimensions of Skilled Reading: Connecting to Educators’ Critical Background Knowledge

• The Blueprint Inventory of Reading Comprehension Knowledge
• Connecting Skilled Reading to the Classroom
• Surfacing Critical Knowledge: The Educational Context
• Building Critical Knowledge: Proficient Reading
• Summary: Critical Knowledge for Educators
• References
• Appendix 1.1: The Blueprint Inventory of Comprehension Knowledge
• Appendix 1.2: The Blueprint Inventory of Comprehension Knowledge: Answer Key

Chapter 2 Viewpoints on Reading Comprehension

• Connecting Reading Comprehension Research to the Classroom
• Reading Comprehension Defined: Processes and Products
• Comprehension Processes
• The Role of the Reader, the Text, the Task, and the Context
• Connections to Practice
• Summary: The Multidimensional Nature of Reading Comprehension
• References

Section II The Blueprint

Chapter 3 The Blueprint for Reading Comprehension Instruction

• Connecting the Blueprint to the Classroom
• The Challenge of Change
• The Blueprint
• Unpacking the Blueprint’s Components
• Summary: An Instructional Framework
• References

Chapter 4 The Blueprint for Vocabulary

• Connecting Vocabulary Instruction to the Classroom
• Vocabulary Defined
• Connections to Reading Comprehension
• Designing and Delivering Comprehensive Instruction
• Adapting to Individual Needs
• Assessing Students’ Vocabulary Knowledge
• Summary: Helping Students Construct Word Meaning
• References

Chapter 5 The Blueprint for Syntax and Sentence Comprehension

• Connecting Sentence Comprehension to the Classroom
• Syntax and Sentence Comprehension
• Connections to Reading Comprehension
• Designing and Delivering Comprehensive Instruction
• Adapting to Individual Needs
• Assessing Students’ Sentence Comprehension
• Summary: Helping Students Construct Meaning at the Sentence Level
• References

Chapter 6 The Blueprint for Text Structures

• Connecting Text Structures to the Classroom
• Literacy Knowledge and Text Structures
• Connections to Reading Comprehension
• Understanding Text Structures
• Designing and Delivering Comprehensive Instruction
• Adapting to Individual Needs
• Assessing Students’ Understanding of Text Structure
• Summary: Teaching Text Structure Effectively
• References

Chapter 7 The Blueprint for Background Knowledge

• Connecting Background Knowledge to the Classroom
• A Perspective on Knowledge
• Connections to Reading Comprehension
• Designing and Delivering Comprehensive Instruction
• Adapting to Individual Needs
• Summary: Helping Students Use Knowledge to Construct Meaning
• References

Chapter 8 The Blueprint for Levels of Understanding and Inference

• Connecting to the Classroom
• Levels of Understanding
• Connections to Reading Comprehension
• Inference Defined
• Necessary Inferences: Local and Global Coherence
• Designing and Delivering Comprehensive Instruction
• Adapting to Individual Needs
• Assessing for Levels of Understanding and Inference
• Summary: Helping Students Use Inference to Construct Meaning
• References

Section III Implementation

Chapter 9 The Blueprint: Making It Work

• Planning for Instruction
• Building Educator Expertise
• Implementing Systemwide Educational Change
• Summary: Implementing Instructional Change
• References
• Appendix 9.1: Unit and Lesson Organizer Templates
• Appendix 9.2: Lesson Organizer Examples
• Appendix 9.3: Interactive Book Study Questions

Appendix: Instructional Tools and Templates

• The Blueprint for Reading Comprehension Instruction
• The Vocabulary-Attuned Educator
• Choosing Words: Fuzzy Problem Space
• An Instructional Road Map for Vocabulary
• Word Meaning Map: Noun
• Word Meaning Map: Adjective
• Simple Vocabulary Routine
• The Sentence-Attuned Teacher
• Basic Aspects of Narrative and Instructional Text
• Basic Aspects of Informational Text
• An Instructional Road Map for Text Structure
• ABCs of Background Knowledge: Instructional Tools
• The Inference-Attuned Teacher
• Clues and Connections

Index