Reading with meaning : Teaching comprehension in the primary grades /
Debbie Miller ; foreword by Ellin Oliver Keene.
- Portland, Me. : Stenhouse Publishers, 2002.
- xiv, 193 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.
Guiding principles -- In September -- Readers' workshop : real reading from the start -- Settling in -- Schema -- Creating mental images -- Digging deeper -- Inferring -- Asking questions -- Determining importance in nonfiction -- Synthesizing information.
Shows how to teach children strategies for comprehending text and to become independent and strategic readers.