The current study has the potential to benefit preservice and inservice teachers. By understanding
the degree to which reading comprehension instruction occurs in elementary classroom, we
can begin to rethink the quantity and quality of explicit reading comprehension strategy instruction.
Although much progress has been made since Durkin brought to light the lack of reading
comprehension instruction, teachers in Grades 1 through 5 continue to need ongoing support in
the whys and hows of reading comprehension instruction.