Reading Project

Reading Comprehension Instruction

Research-based exemplary practices help students acquire strong reading comprehension skills based on reading comprehension instruction and vocabulary development. 

• Participants examine, discuss, and evaluate a range of instructional strategies.

• Strategies are presented for increasing student comprehension of both narrative and expository texts.

• Approaches are presented to help students monitor their own comprehension.

• Practice in using these instructional strategies and examples of student work are embedded in each unit. 

Beginning Reading Instruction

This course is intended for primary teachers or teachers working with beginning-level readers. Through both theoretical and practical application, participants learn strategies necessary for constructing a comprehensive reading program. Strategies, skills, and activities are developed around phonemic awareness, phonics, concepts about print, and authentic reading to ensure literacy development.