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Title:
Content area literacy : strategic teaching for strategic learning
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Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2005
ISBN:
9780471151678

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Help students read to learn, not just learn to read

The Fourth Edition of this well-respected text introduces teachers-to-be and practicing teachers to the reasons for and means of promoting basic and higher-order literacy across the disciplines. The authors discuss content area literacy in the context of promoting reading and thinking as an integrated part of specific subject instruction. Throughout, the text engages teachers in thinking critically, constructively, practically, and professionally about the art and science of teaching and literacy development.

Now updated and revised, this Fourth Edition features increased attention to the needs of ESL/ELL students, updated coverage on the role of technology in content area learning, and new material on emergent content area literacy.


Table of Contents

Section I Foundations of Content Area Literacy
Chapter 1 Content Aea Literacya??s Breakthrough Era: Why and What Teachers Should Know
Introduction to content area literacy, with a look at a simple teaching method-the Listen-Read-Discuss-for improving reading and learning in any subject material
Chapter 2 Literacy Concepts and Terminology to Help You Get Started
A closer look at the cognitive processes involved in reading comprehension, and a method -the Oral Reading Strategy-for teaching active reading-thinking strategies
Chapter 3 Elements and Frameworks for Interactive Instruction in Content Area Reading and Writing
Elements of the interactive classroom, and an instructional frameworks for reading- and writing-based instruction
Section II Reading and Learning from Text
Chapter 4 Prereading Methods for Schema Activation, Purpose Setting, and Life-Long Learning
Methods for modeling questioning strategies for prereading schema activation, and approaches to reading before reading
Chapter 5 Method s for Guiding Silent Reading
Techniques for actively monitoring comprehension, four types of reading guides, and a look at what's in store for built-in hypertext reading guides
Chapter 6 Methods for Post-reading Schema Building
Teacher-directed and peer group formats for postreading recitation and discussion to consolidate learning
Section III Complements to Content Area Reading: Vocabulary, Higher-Order Literacy, Writing to Learn, Assessment, and Study Skills in the Disciplines
Chapter 7 Methods for Vocabulary and Concept Development
Methods for alerting students to new words before they read, and for acquiring new vocabulary during and after reading
Chapter 8 Critical-Constructive Reading, Writing, Thinking, and Telecomputing
Guiding reading and thinking "beyond the lines" with methods that transform as well as inform
Chapter 9 Reading and Writing to Learn: Across the Grades and Across the Content Areas
Three complementary topic areas: emergent content area literacy, the use of literature and trade books to teach content, and the use of writing to enhance student learning
Chapter 10 Interactive Assessment for Active Self-Monitoring
Evaluation of student reading and writing, estimating the difficulty of text materials, and matching students and materials
Chapter 11 Reading, Learning, and Remembering: Study Methods and MindTools
Methods for building efficient independent reading-study-thinking habits
Section IV Literacy Applications, Issues for Special Needs Students, and School-Wide Content Area Literacy Implementation
Chapter 12 Discipline-Specific Applications of the Content Area Literacy Technology
Literacy considerations and methods especially suited to reading-based instruction in each subject area
Chapter 13 Content Area Literacy Support for ELL, LD, and Other Students with Special Needs
Principles and methods for meeting the needs of all students within and outside the content classroom
Chapter 14 Literacy Leadership and Content Area Programming
Traditional and pioneering program designs and leadership roles in the schoolwide literacy program
Appendix A Model Professional Portfolio Recorder and Planner
Appendix B School Reforms and Reformers
Appendix C Core Functioning Inventory
References
Index
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