TY - BOOK AU - Duffy, Gerald G. AU - Israel, Susan E. TI - Handbook of research on reading comprehension SN - 9780805862010 AV - LB 1050.45 .H191 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Reading comprehension N2 - Assembles researchers of reading comprehension, literacy, educational psychology, psychology, and neuroscience to document the most recent research on the topic. Summarizes the current body of research on theory, methods, instruction, and assessment, including coverage of landmark studies. Designed to deepen understanding of how past research can be applied and has influenced the present, and to stimulate new thinking about reading comprehension, the volume is organized around seven themes: Historical perspectives on reading comprehension, Theoretical perspectives, Changing views of text, Elements of reading comprehension, Assessing and teaching reading comprehension, Cultural impact on reading comprehension and Where to from here? ER -