Oog voor diep begrip: Onderzoek naar het tekstbegrip van vwo-leerlingen ; Focusing on deep reading: Research on reading comprehension of Dutch pre-university students

There are currently many concerns about the declining reading comprehension of Dutch pupils. According to critics, this is partly because teachers often use ‘texts-with-questions’ in reading comprehension lessons. Indeed, these assignments do not teach pupils to read independently. Teachers should use realistic, purposeful reading assignments and reflect with pupils on how to approach these assignments. In the first part of this book, reading comprehension is analysed in pre-university pupils dealing with ‘texts-with-questions’. These relatively skilled readers read superficially; pre-reading... Mehr ...