
Content Area Reading
Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies (with MyEducationLab)
Maureen McLaughlin(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 22. November 2010
Book
Mixed media product
496 pages
978-0-13-610131-4 (ISBN)
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Description
With three full chapters on reading comprehension (reflecting the before, during, after reading approach) and a separate chapter that explores multiple literacies, Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies has a wealth of practical strategies for teaching reading, writing, and study skills in the content area classroom.
Reviews / Votes
Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning in the Age of Multiple Literaciesby Maureen McLaughlin
From MaryEllen Vogt:
During the past twenty years, Maureen McLaughlin has been a pioneer in articulating comprehension processes and critical literacy. At the same time, she has provided teachers with practical, use-tomorrow, classroom-tested instructional techniques and activities for effectively teaching comprehension, while incorporating critical literacy perspectives.
Maureen McLaughlin is first and foremost a teacher, and in her writing, research, and professional development efforts, it is the teacher's voice that is always heard. In this bold, new content reading text, she once again breaks down barriers between the theoretical exploration of diverse literacies (e.g., critical, media, information, and multicultural), and the practical realities of today's elementary and secondary students. She suggests that these youngsters, whose generation is identified as the Millennials, are plugged in, turned on through a myriad of technological tools, and at times tuned out while they sit placidly in their traditional content classrooms.
Early in this ground-breaking text which teachers, teacher-educators, and administrators will find indispensible, Maureen McLaughlin states, "In the past, being literate required only that we be able to read and write, but in today's world, we need to be fluent in multiple literacies." Through this book, the reader will find practical, effective instructional techniques situated in the multiple literacies of our time. Always grounded in the realities of the classroom, the book includes textual features that engage the reader, including Making Connections, electronic resources, portfolio and performance assessment ideas, and opportunities for collaboration with other teachers. Teachers who commit to using the approaches as recommended in this terrific content reading book, will motivate, stimulate, and engage their students in carefully and critically examining the content and varied texts they encounter both in school and out. The strategies the students will learn are those that will prepare them to be successful readers, learners, and thinkers in this exciting and challenging multiple-literacy environment.
From Dick Allington:
Maureen McLaughlin's new book on content area reading is a gem. A gem because 1) it so thoroughly addresses what we already know about developing content reading proficiencies in students and 2) it also addresses a broad and contemporary set of issues around content area reading that have been too often omitted in previous works on the topic. This is a practical book, a useful book. Readers will not only learn about how we might better address content area reading but also will learn about the emerging theme of developing multiple literacies in students. For too long actual reading instruction typically ended shortly after students completed fourth grade. If we hope to foster better reading achievement throughout the school years, we must continue to teach students how to read more complex and different sorts of texts than those found in elementary school reading series. This book provides teachers with a great start in achieving that goal.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-610131-4 (9780136101314)
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Maureen McLaughlin is a professor of reading education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. She earned her doctorate at Boston University in reading and language development. Prior to her tenure at the University, Dr. McLaughlin spent fifteen years as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and department chair in a public school system.
A member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association from 2005 - 2008, Maureen is the author of numerous publications about the teaching of reading, reading comprehension, and content area literacies. A frequent speaker at international, national, and state conferences, Maureen is a consultant to school districts and universities throughout North America.
A member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association from 2005 - 2008, Maureen is the author of numerous publications about the teaching of reading, reading comprehension, and content area literacies. A frequent speaker at international, national, and state conferences, Maureen is a consultant to school districts and universities throughout North America.
Content
CONTENT AREA READING: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies 1e
CH 1 Teaching in the 21st Century
CH 2 Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies
CH 3 Standards-Based Teaching and High-Stakes Assessments
CH 4 Comprehending Content Area Text
CH 5 Using Comprehension Strategies to Guide Thinking
CH 6 Using Comprehension Strategies to Extend Thinking
CH 7 Content Area Vocabulary
CH 8 Organizing for Teaching and Learning
CH 9 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
CH 10 Writing in the Content Areas
CH 11 Using Technology in the Content Areas
CH 12 Inquiry: Key to Critical and Creative Thinking in the Content Areas
CH 13 Poetry, Drama, Music, and Art: Alternative Representations of Thinking
CH 14 Course-Based Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting
CH 15 Meeting the Challenges and Continuing to Learn through Professional
Development
Appendixes and Black Line Masters
CH 1 Teaching in the 21st Century
CH 2 Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies
CH 3 Standards-Based Teaching and High-Stakes Assessments
CH 4 Comprehending Content Area Text
CH 5 Using Comprehension Strategies to Guide Thinking
CH 6 Using Comprehension Strategies to Extend Thinking
CH 7 Content Area Vocabulary
CH 8 Organizing for Teaching and Learning
CH 9 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
CH 10 Writing in the Content Areas
CH 11 Using Technology in the Content Areas
CH 12 Inquiry: Key to Critical and Creative Thinking in the Content Areas
CH 13 Poetry, Drama, Music, and Art: Alternative Representations of Thinking
CH 14 Course-Based Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting
CH 15 Meeting the Challenges and Continuing to Learn through Professional
Development
Appendixes and Black Line Masters