List of Figures vii
 
List of Boxes xi
 
Foreword by Jean Gross CBE xiii
 
Acknowledgements xv
 
Chapter 1 What is Reading Comprehension? 1
 
Chapter 2 The Poor Comprehender Profile 13
 
Chapter 3 The York Reading for Meaning Project: An Overview 27
 
Chapter 4 Teaching Principles 47
 
Chapter 5 Intervention Materials: Oral Language Programme 59
 
Chapter 6 Intervention Materials: Text Level Programme 99
 
Chapter 7 Intervention Materials: Combined Programme 135
 
Chapter 8 Feedback and Evaluation 141
 
Chapter 9 Theoretical and Practical Implications 157
 
Appendices
 
Appendix 1. Consent Procedures 165
 
Appendix 2. Training of Teaching Assistants 166
 
Appendix 3. Teaching Assistant Feedback on Training 166
 
Appendix 4. Manual Production 168
 
Appendix 5. Additional Preparation 168
 
Appendix 6. Fortnightly Tutorial Groups 169
 
Appendix 7. Record Sheets 169
 
Appendix 8. Observations and On-site Feedback 170
 
Appendix 9. Newsletters 172
 
Appendix 10. Sharing Data 172
 
Glossary 175
 
References 187