"Once in a great while, a book comes along that radically changes how we perceive crucial understandings. The Comprehension Experience is the rare book that causes us to rethink much of what we thought we knew about comprehension instruction."
—Regie Routman
Author of Reading Essentials

"Dorsey Hammond and Denise Nessel have given teachers, teacher educators, and professional developers a wonderful gift. Their book is focused on what matters most—comprehension. If ever the phrase 'nothing is as practical as a good theory' applied to a book, it is this one. Read it today. Change your teaching tomorrow."
—P. David Pearson
Coauthor of Comprehension Going Forward

“I have used Dorsey Hammond and Denise Nessel's book, The Comprehension Experience, as a teacher, a literacy coach, and a doctoral student. As a teacher, the book provided me with ideas and strategies that could be used within my classroom immediately. Of the many lessons I learned from this book, I was especially influenced by the authors' assertion that curiosity, engagement, discussion, and writing best support comprehension. I have passed those ideas on to colleagues as a literacy coach and I find that the student/teacher dialogue examples really demonstrate exemplary classroom interactions that teachers can relate to. As a doctoral student, I appreciate the thorough research that complements this book. The authors review the research surrounding comprehension from the early 20th century to the present day in order to relay what we, as educators, have discovered about comprehension. This book undoubtedly contributes to our field's growing understanding of not only what comprehension is, but how to teach it!”