SUGGESTED READINGS
FOR READING COMPREHENSION INSTRUCTION
Strategy: Monitoring Comprehension
Professional Books
See Overall Suggested Readings for notes about the contents of these books.
| Resource | Helpful Sections Related to this Strategy |
| The Primary Comprehension Toolkit by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis, Heinemann First Hand, 2008. | Monitoring Booklet
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| Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement, 2nd ed., by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis, Stenhouse, 2007. | Chapter 6: Monitoring Comprehension: The Inner Conversation |
Articles
| Reference | Notes |
| Duffy, G.G., Roehler, L.R., & Herman, B. (1988, April). Modeling Mental Processes Helps Poor Readers Become Strategic Readers. The Reading Teacher, 41, 762-767.
https://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/system/assets/uploads/files/101 modeling_mental_processes_helps_poor_readers_become_strategic_readers.pdf
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Very helpful article explaining the basis of modeling, and giving important tips on effective modeling practices. (Also recommended in overall Suggested Readings.) |
| Harvey, S. and Goudvis, A. (2013) Comprehension at the Core. The Reading Teacher 66(6), 432-439.
https://www.stephanieharvey.com/content/comprehension-core-stephanie-harvey-and-anne-goudvis-0
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In the first part of this article, Harvey and Goudvis explain how monitoring is central to strategic thinking. |