TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose – The Continuum of Narrative Comprehension has been designed as a framework for thinking about text and for application to the construction of specific comprehension strategies.Design/methodology/approach – This chapter identifies several factors that undermine the teaching of deep comprehension and demonstrates the benefits of identifying underlying themes as a springboard for effective teacher questioning.Findings – This chapter addresses the higher order demands of the Common Core State Standards and the comprehension requirements of international comparison assessments such as PISA and PIRLS.Research limitations/implications – Advancement in reading demands that readers see past the mere details of text and unearth the significance of the author’s ideas in relation to the human condition.Practical implications – The primary resource discussed in the chapter is the Continuum of Narrative Comprehension which serves as a conceptual framework for clinical instructors to analyze text content and ideational complexity.Originality/value of chapter – The Continuum is a tool which can be used as a spur to student discussion but its ultimate value is the promotion of a lifelong view of reading as thoughtful literacy.
VL  - 3
SN  - 978-1-78190-696-5, 978-1-78190-697-2/2048-0458
DO  - 10.1108/S2048-0458(2013)0000003013
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2048-0458(2013)0000003013
AU  - Applegate Mary
AU  - Applegate Anthony
ED  - Evan Ortlieb
ED  - Earl H. Cheek
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Overcoming Obstacles to Deep Comprehension of Text: A Continuum of Narrative Comprehension
T2  - School-Based Interventions for Struggling Readers, K-8
T3  - Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 183
EP  - 199
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -