Teaching Reading in the 21st Century: A Glimpse at How Special Education Teachers Promote Reading Comprehension

Author:

Klingner Janette K.1,Urbach Jennifer1,Golos Deborah2,Brownell Mary3,Menon Shailaja1

Affiliation:

1. University of Colorado at Boulder

2. Utah State University

3. University of Florida

Abstract

In this study, we conducted 124 observations of 41 special education teachers teaching reading to their third- through fifth-grade students with learning disabilities to determine the extent to which and in what ways they promoted students' reading comprehension. In 42 lessons, we did not observe any comprehension instruction. In 30 lessons, the only comprehension-related activity consisted of asking students questions about what they had read by means of mostly factual, rote-level questions. In 49 lessons, teachers provided additional comprehension instruction, although this mostly consisted of prompting students to use a strategy rather than providing explicit instruction. Predicting was the most common strategy observed. We rarely saw teachers use more complex strategies, such as finding the main idea or summarizing. Most special education teachers seemed unsure of how to promote their students' reading comprehension. We noted many missed opportunities to do so. Our findings suggest implications for researchers and teacher preparation programs.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Behavioral Neuroscience,General Health Professions,Education

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