Putting PIRLS to Use in Classrooms Across the Globe - Evidence-Based Contributions for Teaching Reading Comprehension in a Multilingual Context

Part 1: Reading comprehension: from research to practical teaching guidelines: Chapter 1: Theories of reading comprehension: The current state of affairs on reading comprehension research.-  Chapter 2: Evidence-based didactic principles and practical teaching suggestions: An overview of evidence-based didactic principles for reading comprehension, illustrated in practical lesson suggestions.-  Chapter 3: Exploring reading comprehension skills using PIRLS 41 Schematic description of two PIRLS texts and items.-  Part 2: Teaching reading comprehension in a multilingual classroom: Chapter 4: Reading comprehension and multilingual students: Scientific insights about teaching reading comprehension to multilingual students.- Chapter 5: Good practices in teaching reading comprehension from five PIRLS countries: Inspiring examples of reading education for multilingual students.-  Glossary.-  References.