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> [“Reading Comprehension Cannot Be Taught It is not a transferable skill.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/reading-comprehension-cannot-be-taught-it-is-not-a-transferable-skill/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/terry-marselle-10647_reading-comprehensio_reading-comprehension-cannot-be-taught-i_1247931.jpg)

> [“We tend to teach comprehension as a series of “reading strategies” that can be practiced and mastered. Unfortunately it really doesn’t work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/we-tend-to-teach-comprehension-as-a-series-of-reading-strategies-that/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/terry-marselle-10647_books_we-tend-to-teach-comprehension-as-a-seri_2565195.jpg)

> [“Prior knowledge is vital to comprehension because writers omit information.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/prior-knowledge-is-vital-to-comprehension-because-writers-omit/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/terry-marselle-10647_comprehension_prior-knowledge-is-vital-to-comprehensio_3056741.jpg)

## Other authors on Comprehension

## More by Terry Marselle

> [“When you “lose yourself” inside the world of a fictional character while reading a story, you may actually end up changing your own behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/when-you-lose-yourself-inside-the-world-of-a-fictional-character/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Since the 1960s, the national “average” of U.S. students on international tests has been middling to poor at best. Yet, the nation experienced unprecedented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/since-the-1960s-the-national-average-of-u-s-students-on-international/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Some of the worst items in math suffer from forcing students to overanalyze process verses simply perform. In sports, are gymnasts rated on their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/some-of-the-worst-items-in-math-suffer-from-forcing-students-to/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“As any parent, teacher, or psychologist will tell you, learning is substantially impacted when anxiety and stress are present. (longer answer coming). Understanding”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/as-any-parent-teacher-or-psychologist-will-tell-you-learning-is/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Yep. I’m forced to test my 1st graders on tests where they are expected to do a close reading of a passage and answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/yep-i-m-forced-to-test-my-1st-graders-on-tests-where-they-are/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“After twenty years of research, Willingham announced that he had arrived at the conclusion that critical thinking cannot be taught. That”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/after-twenty-years-of-research-willingham-announced-that-he-had/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Brain studies of low SES children have shown them to be less able to filter out irrelevant information in a learning situation. Although this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/brain-studies-of-low-ses-children-have-shown-them-to-be-less-able-to/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“The children who were taught in English-only classrooms or transitioned to English instruction before they demonstrated well-established oral language abilities in their own language…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/the-children-who-were-taught-in-english-only-classrooms-or/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Thinking critically should be taught in the context of subject matter. The foregoing does not mean that teachers shouldn’t teach students to think critically—it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/thinking-critically-should-be-taught-in-the-context-of-subject-matter/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Common Core has basically eliminated kindergarten. Yes, you read that correctly. It has moved the start of formalized instruction from Grade 1 to kindergarten.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/common-core-has-basically-eliminated-kindergarten-yes-you-read-that/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“the researchers found that people who strongly identified with a fictional character who overcame obstacles to vote were significantly more likely to vote in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/the-researchers-found-that-people-who-strongly-identified-with-a/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Another problem we found relates to the pedagogical method used in the Gettysburg Address exemplar that the Common Core calls “cold reading.” This gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/another-problem-we-found-relates-to-the-pedagogical-method-used-in/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“tests are constructed and normed on native English speakers and may not provide valid inferences about the achievement of English Language Learners. Psychometric”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/tests-are-constructed-and-normed-on-native-english-speakers-and-may/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Common Core math standards seem unaware that children are not miniaturized adults, who are absolutely incapable of certain kinds of cognition. For example, genuine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/common-core-math-standards-seem-unaware-that-children-are-not/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

> [“Challenging the Research Base of the Common Core State Standards A Historical Reanalysis of Text Complexity By”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-marselle/challenging-the-research-base-of-the-common-core-state-standards-a/)

[Terry Marselle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-marselle/)

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