Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-388).

Supporting pre-emergent and emergent readers -- Teaching reading engagement : focus, stamina, and building a reading life -- Supporting print work : increasing accuracy and integrating sources of information -- Teaching fluency : reading with phrasing, intonation, and automaticity -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : understanding plot and setting -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : thinking about characters -- Supporting comprehension in fiction : understanding themes and ideas -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : Determining main topic(s) and idea(s) -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : determining key details -- Supporting comprehension in nonfiction : getting the most from text features -- Improving comprehension in fiction and nonfiction : understanding vocabulary and figurative language -- Supporting students' conversations: speaking, listening, and deepening comprehension -- Improving writing about reading.

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