01513cam a22001578i 4500 9781462521142 (pbk) 372.47 CAR Cartwright, Kelly B. Executive skills and reading comprehension a guide for educators New York The Guilford Press 2015 xx, 284 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes index and bibliographical references Machine generated contents note: 1. Executive Skills: What Are They, and Why Are They Important for Developing Thinking Readers? -- 2. Plans and Goals: Getting Ready to Read -- 3. Organization: Why Text and Reader Organization Matter -- 4. Cognitive Flexibility: Juggling Multiple Aspects of Reading -- 5. Working Memory: Holding and Linking Ideas in Mind While Reading -- 6. Inhibition and Impulse Control: Resisting Distractions to Support Comprehension -- 7. Social Understanding: The Importance of Mind Reading for Reading Comprehension -- Epilogue: Linking the New with the Old: How Are Familiar Comprehension Skills and Strategies Related to Executive Skills? -- Appendix A. Rubric for Assessing Executive Skills in Observations of Your Students' Reading Behavior -- Appendix B. List of Games Related to the Executive Skills Described in This Book -- References -- Children's Literature Cited. Reading comprehension Education Educational Psycholog Social understanding Languages Art Reading Skills Special Education Learning Disabilities Literacy FMS BK 0 0 0 0 RIU RIU 2016-02-17 Purchased: Multiline Books 3978.00 0 372.47 CAR 23266 2016-02-17 00:00:00 1 2019-02-21 BK 14489 14489