Section I Processes Chapter 1 What does it mean to read? Chapter 2 What does it mean to comprehend? Chapter 3 Linguistic processes Chapter 4 Knowledge Chapter 5 Cognitive processes: Memory Chapter 6 Cognitive processes: Inference making Chapter 7 Metacognition Chapter 8 Pulling it all together Section II Practices Chapter 9 Assessing reading comprehension - but NOT for learning Chapter 10 Assessing reading for comprehension Chapter 11 Selecting texts for teaching Chapter 12 Teaching for comprehension: Text choice and planning Chapter 13 Pedagogy and assessment opportunities Chapter 14 Teaching for comprehension: pedagogy in practice
Description
Wayne Tennent is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Brunel University of London. His co-authored book Guiding Readers - Layers of Meaning was published in 2016 and won the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) academic book of the year award. He is a Brunel Global Citizen Award Winner, as nominated by the students, for his work in promoting a critical awareness of 'race' and gender in texts used for teaching. He works with schools, both nationally and internationally, developing pedagogical practices to support teaching for reading comprehension. Previously, he taught for many years, mainly in London, but also in Greece, Brunei and New Zealand. He continues to work with children on a regular basis.