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Foreword by Linda Baker
1. Introduction, Ravi Sheorey and Kouider Mokhtar
2. Skills and Strategies: Their Differences, Their Relationships and Why it Matters, Peter Afflerbach, P. David Pearson, and Scott Paris
3. Metacognitive Development in Reading: Contributors and Consequences, Linda Baker
4. Measuring the Metacognitive Awareness and Strategy Use of First and Second Language Readers, Kouider Mokhtari, Ravi Sheorey, and Carla Reichard
5. Using Rasch Analysis to Calibrate Students’ Metacognitive Awareness and Use of Reading Strategies, Kouider Mokhtari and Bruce Perry
6. The Impact of Reading Purpose on the Use of Reading Strategies, Kouider Mokhtari, and Carla Reichard
7. Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies among Adolescent Readers, Kouider Mokhtari, Carla Reichard, and Ravi Sheorey
8. Rethinking Cognitive Strategy Instruction and Multilingual Students: A Review and Critique, Robert T. Jiménez, Lara Handsfield, and Helen Fisher
9. Differing Perceptions of Reading Strategy Use Between Native and Non-native College Students, Ravi Sheorey and Kouider Mokhtari
10.Perceived and Real-Time Use of Reading Strategies by Three Proficient Tri-literate Readers: A Case Study, Kouider Mokhtari
11.Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Among Hungarian College Students, Ravi Sheorey and Edit Szoke-Baboczky
12.Reading Strategies of the Users of English as a Library Language:The Case Japanese ESP Students, Ravi Sheorey, Yumi Kamimura, and Mark R. Freiermuth
13.Reconceptualizing Reading Strategy Use in Online Environments, Angel Kymes
14.ESL Students’ Use of Reading Strategies When Reading Texts Online and in Print, Alex Pool and Kouider Mokhtari
15.Summary, Applications, and Future Directions, Kouider Mokhtari and Ravi Sheorey
About the Editors
New! October 2007A first-of-its-kind look at the role of metacognitive awareness and use of reading comprehension strategies among first and second language learners - when reading texts online and in conventional print! Reading Strategies of First- and Second-Language Learners: See How They Read Edited by Kouider Mokhtari, Miami University OH Ravi Sheorey, Oklahoma State University Look to this authoritative new guide for a solid understanding of the relationship between metacognitive awareness and reading strategies for the many different types of readers you teach or supervise! Here the editors use current reading research - in both conventional print and online formats - to determine what types of reading strategies first and sec- ond language readers use to enhance comprehension. You also get a succinct look at current testing tools, such as the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI) and the Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS), plus multilingual studies that include research dealing with English as foreign language students (EFL) in Hungary and English for special pur- poses students (ESP) in Japan . . . all helpful information you can use to apply to the varied readers in your charge. A valuable resource for literacy educators, researchers, and other literacy pro- fessionals concerned with understanding and promoting "constructively responsive reading" among first and second language learners throughout the world, this guide includes:
2008 Paperbound 288pp ISBN: 978-1-933760-18-6 Order #199 $34.95 |
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