Table of Contents
1. Rethinking Understanding
2. Seeking Understanding in Our Minds, in Our Lives
3. Driven to Understand
4. Dwelling in Ideas
5. To Savor the Struggle
6. A Renaissance of Understanding
7. Nothing as Certain as Change
8. The Great Conversations
9. To Feel, to Remember, to Understand
Appendixes
A. Comprehension Strategies Defined
B. What’s Essential? Literacy Content K–12
C. Conditions for Success in Reader’s and Writer’s Workshops
D. Conference Record
E. Beyond Reporting on the Book: How Children Can Record Their Thinking About Books
F. Thinking Strategies Proficient Learners Use
G. Tactics for Teaching Comprehension: Effective Strategies for Teaching Deep Structure Systems
H. Best Practices in Oral Language Teaching and Learning