Michael Tengberg

Research topics include issues related to the process of reading and reading instruction such as analysis of reader response, classroom interaction about texts, the effectiveness of reading interventions, and the validity of various reading assessment practices, e.g., reading comprehension tests.

Tengberg is engaged in several research projects, for example Linking Instruction and Student Achievement, which investigates the relationship between classroom instruction and student achievement in mathematics and reading, and Inquiry Dialogue to Promote Comprehension and Interpretation, which will investigate whether repeated criteria-based feedback to teachers followed by video-based group reflection improves the quality of teacher-led discussions about complex literary texts.