The Comprehension Experience: Engaging Readers Through Inquiry and Discussion - Paperback

by Denise D. Nessel (Author), W. Dorsey Hammond (Author)

Dorsey Hammond and Denise Nessel have combined their efforts in teacher education with regular work in K-12 classrooms with students and teachers. This book, which is a reprint of the first edition, reflects the decades they have devoted to understanding the comprehension process, especially how teachers' language and actions most effectively build on students' natural capacity to construct meaning. Numerous examples of classroom lessons are included to illustrate effective practices.