Cognitive Strategy Instruction That Really Improves Children's Academic Performance: Second Edition

From Preface to 2nd Edition: "This book is an important collection and review of the research on the teaching of cognitive strategies appropriate for instruction. Cognitive strategies are procedures that students can use to help them understand and address higher-order tasks in areas such as reading comprehension and writing. The concept of cognitive strategies, and the studies that have been conducted in this area, represent the most important instructional advance of the past 15 years." From Contents: 1 - Introduction to Cognitive Strategy Instruction (B. Snyder & M. Pressley) 2 - Decoding and the Beginnings of Reading (M. Pressley & T. Cariglia-Bull) 3 - Reading Comprehension Strategies (J. McGoldrick & B.L. Snyder) 4 - Vocabulary (M. Pressley & L. Lysynchuk) 5 - Spelling (V. E. Woloshyn & M. Pressley) 6 - Writing (M. Pressley, J. McGoldrick, T Cariglia-Bull & S. Symons) 7 - Mathematical Problem Solving (Pressley, Burkell & B. Schneider) 8 - Science (V. Woloshyn & Pressley) 9 - Learning Facts: The Value of Always: Asking Yourself Why and Other Mnemonic Strategies (Pressley & V. Woloshyn) 10 - Getting Started Teaching Strategies (Pressley)

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