The Reading Comprehension Blueprint: Helping Students Make Meaning from Text

Title Page
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: Blueprint Unit and Lesson Organizer
Appendix 9.2: Blueprint Lesson Organizer Examples
Appendix 9.3: Interactive Book Study Questions
Appendix: Instructional Tools and Templates
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
Teacher and Student Steps for Global Inferences
Index