Executive Skills and Reading Comprehension A Guide for Educators
“Executive Skills and Reading Comprehension: A Guide for Educators” by Kelly B. Cartwright is a comprehensive resource published by Guilford Publications on February 7, 2023. This second edition spans 370 pages and presents an updated exploration of executive skills, including planning, organization, cognitive flexibility, and impulse control, and their significance in reading comprehension. The book offers a teacher-friendly approach, providing detailed examples that illustrate how proficient comprehenders utilize these skills and strategies for tailoring instruction to support students facing challenges.
Readers will find a wealth of information grounded in the latest neuroscientific research and instructional strategies. The revised edition includes a new chapter focusing on word recognition, particularly in relation to dyslexia, and emphasizes the development of the brain’s reading network. Additionally, it expands on oral language comprehension and features an appendix of intervention studies. The companion website provides downloadable planning and assessment forms, along with supplemental card sorts designed to teach and assess cognitive flexibility, making this guide a practical tool for educators in the fields of education, special education, and learning disabilities.
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This pioneering book is now in a revised and expanded second edition featuring the latest neuroscientific knowledge and instructional strategies. Kelly B. Cartwright provides a teacher-friendly explanation of executive skills–such as planning, organization, cognitive flexibility, and impulse control–and their role in reading comprehension. Detailed examples illustrate how each skill is deployed by strong comprehenders and ways to tailor instruction for students who are struggling. The companion website features reproducible planning and assessment forms from the book as well as supplemental card sorts to teach and assess cognitive flexibility, all ready to download and print in a convenient 8 1/2″ x 11″ size.
New to This Edition
- Updated throughout with advances in theory, research, and instruction.
- Chapter on word recognition, with particular attention to dyslexia.
- Information on the development of the brain’s reading network.
- Expanded emphasis on oral language comprehension.
- Appendix of intervention studies; online-only supplement with card sorts to teach and assess cognitive flexibility.
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