TRT Podcast #198: Equipping students to make strong inferences – with Dr. Amy Elleman
Comprehension is complex – and helping students improve comprehension is no straightforward task! Thankfully, Dr. Amy Elleman shows us how to teach the subskills that will enable our students to make strong inferences and become better comprehenders in the process.
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Full episode transcript
Resources Dr. Elleman mentioned
- Kintsch’s construction-integration model
- the RAND reading model
- Coh-Metrix
- What Works Clearinghouse
- Newsela
- textproject.org
- the LEXILE text complexity tool
Learn more from Dr. Elleman
- Evidence-based Practices for Reading Comprehension interview with The Windward Institute
- The Power of Persistence presentation with the Center for Educational Media
- Dr. Elleman’s bio at Middle Tennessee State University
- Dr. Elleman’s curriculum vitae
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