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The Road Not Yet Taken: A Transactional Strategies Approach to Comprehension Instruction
Author(s) -
Brown Rachel
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1598/rt.61.7.3
Subject(s) - reading comprehension , reading (process) , comprehension , transactional leadership , psychology , transactional analysis , mathematics education , teaching method , instructional design , pedagogy , computer science , linguistics , social psychology , philosophy , programming language
Previous research indicates that a transactional strategies instruction (TSI) approach to teaching comprehension strategies improves students' reading on standardized tests and other reading measures. However, to date, TSI is not prevalent in schools. The purpose of this article is to provide a more detailed description of the approach, to report research on instructional differences between TSI and non‐TSI teachers, and to explain how teachers can integrate the approach and their current reading instruction.