Transactional Instruction of Comprehension Strategies: The Montgomery County, Maryland, SAIL Program

Describes a comprehension strategies instruction program called Students Achieving Independent Learning (SAIL). Relates the program to reader response and transactional theories of reading. Shows how the program works in one school system. Compares SAIL with basal series instruction programs. (HB)

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Published inReading & writing quarterly Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 5
Main Author Pressley, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1994
Subjects
Cognitive Processes
Elementary Education
English Instruction
Epistemology
Integrated Activities
Montgomery County Public Schools MD
Program Descriptions
Reader Response
Reading Instruction
Reading Research
Reading Skills
Reading Strategies
Social Constructivism
Students Achieving Independent Learning (SAIL)
Transactional Theory
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Summary:Describes a comprehension strategies instruction program called Students Achieving Independent Learning (SAIL). Relates the program to reader response and transactional theories of reading. Shows how the program works in one school system. Compares SAIL with basal series instruction programs. (HB)
ISSN:1057-3569
DOI:10.1080/1057356940100102