Sustainable Practice: Integrating Reading Comprehension Instruction Into Middle School Content Teaching

• In Event: Poster Session 5
  In Poster Session: Vocabulary Research and Instruction

Abstract

Reading comprehension models are being implemented in content area settings to boost adolescent reading achievement. Yet, little research explores how such models are incorporated into teachers’ daily instructional practice. We used extended observations and interviews to examine the integration of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), a reading comprehension model, into the instructional practices of fifteen middle school science, social studies and language arts teachers. Findings indicated that high integration teachers embedded CSR lessons into their curriculum and reinforced CSR strategy use throughout the week. These teachers also felt supported in their efforts by colleagues and school administrators. There is much to be learned from the ways in which teachers engage in the art of integrating new methods into their teaching.

Authors

• Alison Gould Boardman, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Brooke Anne Moore, Fort Hays State University

• Kimberly McDavid Schmidt, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Karla Scornavacco, University of Colorado - Boulder