Strategies for Addressing Comprehension Difficulties

A Multimedia Presentation From Reading Research 2004

Nell K. Duke

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There are numerous reasons that learners may experience difficulty with reading comprehension. In this 60-minute presentation, Duke outlines some of the potential causes and highlights research in each area. She then goes on to describe instructional strategies that may prevent or address comprehension difficulties, providing both the research base for each and suggestions for implementation.

Nell Duke is an associate professor and co-director of the Literacy Achievement Research Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.

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Video (14 MB, 58 min.)

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Suggested citation: Duke, N.K. (2004, May 1). Strategies for addressing comprehension difficulties. Paper presented at the International Reading Association Reading Research 2004 conference, Reno, Nevada.

Note: This presentation is based in part on Duke, N.K., Pressley, M., & Hilden, K. (2004). Difficulties with reading comprehension. In C.A. Stone, E.R. Silliman, B.J. Ehren, & K. Apel (Eds.), Handbook of language and literacy development and disorders (pp. 501-520). New York: Guilford.