Reading Comprehension: Resources

Here is a sample of recent articles on comprehension. For more, use Publications Search.

The Reading Teacher

• “She's My Best Reader; She Just Can't Comprehend”
• “The Comprehension Matrix”
• “Making the Very Most of Classroom Read-Alouds to Promote Comprehension and Vocabulary”
• “START Comprehending: Students and Teachers Actively Reading Text”

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

• “You Can Read This Text—I'll Show You How”
• “Improving Reading in a Middle School Science Classroom”
• “Targeting Adolescents' Literacy Skills Using One-To-One Instruction With Research-Based Practices”
• “Does Feeling Come First?”

Reading Research Quarterly

• “Comprehension Strategy Instruction in Core Reading Programs”
• “Sustained Acceleration of Achievement in Reading Comprehension”
• “Trust Matters: Examining the Role of Source Evaluation in Students' Construction of Meaning Within and Across Multiple Texts”

Click a title to find a detailed description and to browse contents and sample chapters of these recent releases. Use Publications Search to find more.

For Younger Learners

• Essential Readings on Comprehension, compiled and introduced by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher
• Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades, by Maureen McLaughlin
• Guided Comprehension in Grades 3–8, by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen
• Interactive Think-Aloud Lessons, by Lori Oczkus
• Quality Comprehension, by Sandra K. Athans and Denise Ashe Devine
• Reading and Writing With Understanding, by Sally Hampton and Lauren B. Resnick (supplementary white papers also available)
• Small-Group Reading Instruction, by Beverly Tyner

For Adolescents and Older Learners

• Celebrating Language With Adult Literacy Students, by Francis Kazemek
• Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning, by Doug Buehl
• Essential Readings on Comprehension, compiled and introduced by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher
• Guiding Readers Through Text, by Karen D. Wood, Diane Lapp, James Flood, and D. Bruce Taylor
• In a Reading State of Mind, by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp