Improving Reading Comprehension of Middle and High School Students

1. What do Models of Reading Comprehension and its Development have to Contribute to a Science of Comprehension Instruction and Assessment for Adolescents? By Marcia A. Barnes.- 2. Reading History: Moving from Memorizing Facts to Critical Thinking By Dixie D. Massey.- 3. Reading Mathematics: More than Words and Clauses; More than Numbers and Symbols on a Page By Mary A. Avalos, Alain Bengochea, Walter G. Secada.- 4. Understanding Causality in Science Discourse for Middle and High School Students. Summary Task as a Strategy for Improving Comprehension By José A. León and Inmaculada Escudero.- 5. Reading Comprehension Instruction for Middle and High School Students in English Language Arts: Research and Evidence-Based Practices By Michael F. Hock, Irma Brasseur-Hock, and Don Deshler.- 6. Improving Comprehension Assessment for Middle and High School Students: Challenges and Opportunities By John Sabatini, Yaacov Petscher, Tenaha O'Reilly, and Adrea Truckenmiller.- 7. Reading Comprehension Skill Development and Instruction for Adolescent English Language Learners: A Focus on Academic Vocabulary Instruction By Emily Phillips Galloway and Nonie Lesaux.- 8. Special Education in Middle and High School By Deborah K. Reed and Kristi L. Santi