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Drawing on students' love of mystery stories, these high interest bookscombine important comprehension skillls with fascinating puzzler texts.

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This practical book grows out of a recent report written by the RAND Reading Study Group (RRSG), which proposed a national research agenda in the area of reading comprehension. Here, RRSG members have expanded on their findings and translated them into clear recommendations to inform practice. Teachers gain the latest knowledge about how students learn to comprehend texts and what can be done to improve the quality of instruction in this essential domain. From leading literacy scholars, the book explains research-based ways to:

*Plan effective instruction for students at all grade levels
*Meet the comprehension needs of English-language learners
*Promote adolescents' comprehension of subject-area texts
*Understand the complexities of comprehension assessment
*Get optimal benefits from instructional technologies
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To encourage students to be better readers, this new series providespractice with a wide range of reading comprehension activities. Readingselections from across the disciplines encourage students to understand,evaluate, and interpret what they have read.There are 6 books total inthis series.

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Educators agree that teacher modeling is a key component of good instruction but how do you model reading comprehension? What s the best way to present new information so your students can convert it to working knowledge and usable skills?

This book DVD combination seamlessly blends current research about the brain and learning with classroom examples to show you how instructional modeling can lead to increased engagement and literacy learning. You ll learn what happens in the brain as a person reads and how to model your own thinking effectively. You also will meet a number of middle- and secondary-grade teachers who use modeling to help their students understand complex ideas. Chapters explore ways you can model comprehension and word solving strategies, as well as how to use text structures and text features to learn and retain information.

The included DVD gives you an opportunity to see teacher modeling in action in real classrooms, and the final chapter in the book serves as a professional development guide with discussion questions that correspond to segments of the DVD.

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Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better.

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Best book I've read!
I'm a reading specialist and I have read MANY books on comprehension.This book thoroughly explains how students learn and how teacher need to teach in order for the comprehension connection to take place.Amazingly insightful book.I recommend it to all teachers. ... Read more

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This test preparation book reviews all readingcomprehension questions covered on standardized tests such as theACT, AP, ASVAB, CBEST, GED, GMAT, LSAT, NTE, PPST, PSAT, SAT I, andTASP.This book is comprised of chapter reviews in basic readingcomprehension, reading for content, reading for style, reading shortpassages, reading medium passages, reading long passages, andattacking critical reading questions.Each chapter includes a diagnostictest, drills, and a review of helpful strategies.Also included is achapter on vocabulary enhancement.For students studying for any testwith reading comprehension questions. ... Read more

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The Reading Comprehension Guide illustrates innovative sketching techniques designed to balance speed and comprehension.Each chapter builds comprehensive content understanding by providing rules, strategies and in-depth examples of how the GMAT tests a given topic and how you can respond accurately and quickly. The Guide contains a total of 69 'In-Action' problems of increasing difficulty with detailed answer explanations. The content of the book is aligned to the latest Official Guides from GMAC (12th edition).

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Purchase of this book includes one year of access to Manhattan GMAT's online Reading Comprehension Question Bank (accessible by inputting a unique code in the back of each book). ... Read more

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Very helpful
The book is very helpful, it changed the entire process for solving RC questions for me. Higly recommended.

Excellent concept review and practice questions, but I have minor criticisms
I self studied and scored a 770 on the GMAT.Here are my thoughts on the Manhattan GMAT Reading Comprehension Guide:

===== OVERVIEW =====

Reading Comprehension (RC) is possibly the only question type that you'll see in all major standardized tests: SAT, GMAT, LSAT, GRE, and so forth. Unfortunately, reading comprehension is also one of the hardest areas to improve as a test taker, simply because RC is closely linked your overall ease in reading and to your general English fluency. Even so, the Manhattan GMAT Reading Comprehension Guide does provide some useful strategies for attacking this question type.

This book is also the only GMAT guide I've seen that is dedicated exclusively to GMAT Reading Comprehension. As such, it fills the need for a quick reference on this verbal section. The Manhattan GMAT RC guide is especially useful for non-native speakers of English, but could benefit native speakers as well by improving their accuracy and speed when dealing with this particularly time-consuming question type.

===== PROS =====

* The only guide on the market that is entirely dedicated to Reading Comprehension. The alternatives to the Manhattan GMAT RC book would be general or verbal strategy guides, but they are usually not as detailed as this book (with the possible exception of the PowerScore GMAT Verbal Bible--however the PowerScore book contains markedly fewer practice problems)

* Really good lessons on theory/concepts.Manhattan GMAT's friendly approach earns them points by making the learning process quite pleasant

* Provides access to 6 online computer adaptive tests (considered to be among the best in the industry) and 25 extra practice questions. As opposed to the SC guide, this book contains quite a few practice questions: 44 in total, with good explanations and a reasonable difficulty level

* Offers detailed note-taking tips.This is actually one of the main focuses of the book, which is a plus compared to the PowerScore GMAT Verbal Bible.

===== CONS =====

* I would have loved to see more about connectors and their role in passages in a separate section of the book. Tips regarding this topic sometimes pop up, but they're not grouped together

* The system that Manhattan GMAT uses to classify various passages and questions is a bit superficial, so to speak. For instance, the length of a passage is not necessarily what makes it difficult, in my opinion. The analysis of different question types is not as complete as it could have been

===== BOTTOM LINE =====

As the only book to cover exclusively RC, the Manhattan GMAT Reading Comprehension Guide is a welcomed addition to the series of question-specific books available for the verbal section of the GMAT. It scores well for the number and quality of problems and note-taking strategies, but it could use some work on its classifications and theoretical review.

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excellent
The best companion to RC that I have read - great to start, improve and then hit the practice tests. Loved it and it worked like a charm for me because I improved my scores tremendously.

worked for me!
If you read this book from front to back and do all of the examples, it WILL raise your verbal score. I ended up ranking in the 92nd percentile for verbal, which is usually my weaker subject. I did not take the course in addition to using this book - so my comment is really just on this specific product/book.Hope this helps!

Don't take the GMAT without it
I wouldn't take the gmat without comprehensively reviewing all the workbooks and online material for manhattan GMAT.They are simply the best books and most directly relevant books to studying.They don't care about teaching you material, but teaching exactly what you need to know for the GMAT, and nothing more!

If you get this book, you should also get access to the online material.I would highly suggest you do all the material and time yourself.There are 6 practice tests that in my opinion are the best in the market.I would do the pearson/GMAC provided test once in the beginning to see where you stand.Then take on practice test from Manhattan GMAT per weekend.Treat it like a real test!Then carefully go over all your answers and mistakes.Even go over the ones you got right!

During the week, I would focus on going through the workbooks and other online exercises.

It is a major commitment but it was worth it...I got a 740 ... Read more

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Develop reading skills, encourage vocabulary development, and reinforcereading comprehension. Included are grade-appropriate passages andstories on a variety of engaging subjects, reproducible and perforatedskill practice pages, 96 cut-apart flash cards, answer keys, as well asan award certificate.

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Through the familiar and motivating metaphor of sports, Janet Elder (Entryways, New Worlds, Opening Doors) provides students extensive opportunities to learn, apply, and reinforce essential reading skills. ... Read more

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Good for GMAT
I am using this book to prepare for the reading comprehension section of the GMAT, and so far I have been very impressed with the results. If you are looking for a method of really breaking down passages and analyzing them skillfully, then I think you will find this book very helpful. It has a ton of practice questions, enough to bore you after a few chapters, but if you stick to it and do all the exercises you will get the most benefit ... Read more

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Good reading isn’t just about knowing the words. It’s about being able to understand what is being read and putting it to use. This fully updated edition of Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day guides the reader throughout the specific techniques of reading comprehension—from extracting the main ideas to "reading between the lines"—in an easy 20-step program. Each step takes just twenty minutes a day. This book is for anyone preparing to take a job-related exam that tests for reading comprehension skills. Included is a "Before and After" score-yourself test, to diagnose strengths and weaknesses and chart your progress. ... Read more

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A smart, practical approach
The author provides the complete toolset essential for reading comprehension. For example, the author shows exactly what a "main idea" is, provides definitions and examples, provides hands-on practice and tests reader understanding, and then ties several related tool-skills together in a later review chapter with further integrated practice materials. This sensible approach was missing or lacking in every other book I read; the first grade reading comprehension books I browsed at the bookstore were more helpful than those books. I have been out of formal education for many years and I read several top-brand books trying to get solid help. None of those books were nearly as helpful as this one book. In fact, (Elizabeth L. Tesla) the author's series of books is a must for every personal reference book shelf- even appropriate for younger children. This one book answers all of the questions and solves all of the problems related to reading, but the author also points out correctly that a reader must practice in everyday situations by reading a variety of materials and applying the tools in this book. Reading is a lifelong enjoyment and acquired skill. Buy this book and then practice, practice, practice.

Understand what you read!
Finally! I was having a problem with reading comprehension. I was having a hard time with my homework, and also preparing for English tests. This book really breaks down the best way to understand what you read. All the practice really helps too!

Great book for SAT prep
This book is great, it boosted my SAT score by 100 points. I benefitted a lot from the contents and it gives you great practice. I suggest you buy the book for test prep. The book does exactly what it says on the cover. ... Read more

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Your child can now read the classics and improve his or her reading skills at the same time! This book in the Learn'Em Good Reading Comprehension series provides your child with the essential reading comprehension and language skills needed for school and in life.The first section of this book contains reading comprehension strategies, tips, and worksheets that your child can use while reading this book. You are also given clear and simple strategies to help your child improve reading, writing and communication skills.In the second section of this book, you will find questions and reading strategy cues that can be used throughout the entire text. Your child can independently read the story, you can read it out loud to your child, or you can do both. Finally, the third section of this book delivers the original text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World.Here, your child will develop a passion for reading while, at the same time, practice important reading comprehension strategies.In this book, you will find a 50% off promotion code for any Tutorgiant.com membership. ... Read more

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A great resource!
This book is a great resource for early childhood educators!I had the great opportunity to take a reading comprehension class from one of the authors, Ruth Shagoury.This book came in handy while planning for my own kindergarten class in how to implement comprehension strategies.I recommend this book to all pre-K and Kindergarten teachers! ... Read more

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Identify strengths, sharpen existing skills, and develop new habits to improve your reading. ... Read more

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The Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension assembles researchers of reading comprehension, literacy, educational psychology, psychology, and neuroscience to document the most recent research on the topic. It summarizes the current body of research on theory, methods, instruction, and assessment, including coverage of landmark studies. Designed to deepen understanding of how past research can be applied and has influenced the present and to stimulate new thinking about reading comprehension, the volume is organized around seven themes:

• historical perspectives on reading comprehension
• theoretical perspectives
• changing views of text
• elements of reading comprehension
• assessing and teaching reading comprehension
• cultural impact on reading comprehension
• where to from here?

This is an essential reference volume for the international community of reading researchers, reading psychologists, graduate students, and professionals working in the area of reading and literacy.

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Fictional and nonfictional information combine in a dynamic series that encourages both eager and reluctant readers to dive into the reading scene! Best-seller! ... Read more

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Fun, considering the topic
My 6yo didn't like doing this work, most of the time. She really liked the pages that involved coloring or clowns. I think this was a fun workbook for her, considering the topic (not her favorite). Next we plan to get / do the English - Grammar & Writing book from this same series. (We homeschool.) ... Read more

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Research in cognitive psychology, linguistics, education and artificial intelligence -- the four disciplines that have the most direct application to an understanding of the mental processes in reading -- is presented in this multilevel work that attempts to provide a systematic and scientific basis for understanding and building a comprehensive theory of reading comprehension. The major focus is on understanding the processes involoved in the comprehension of written text. The underlying message in most of the contributions is the assumption that skilled reading comprehension requires a coordination of text with context in a way that goes far beyond simply chaining together the meanings of a string of decoded words.
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In fall 1999, the Department of Education1s Office of Educational Researchand Improvement (OERI) asked RAND to examine how OERI might improve thequality and relevance of the education research it funds. The RAND ReadingStudy Group (RRSG) was charged with developing a research framework toaddress the most pressing issues in literacy. RRSG focused on readingcomprehension wherein the highest priorities for research are: (1)Instruction ... Read more

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Learn On The Go Workbooks fit perfectly into backpacks, luggage and Mom's purse, making them a must-have for busy families! These titles are packed with all the quality lessons and exercises you've come to expect from Learning Horizons! ... Read more