Content Area Reading
Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum
7th Edition
Published on 23. April 2002
Book
Hardback
554 pages
978-0-321-08810-9 (ISBN)
Description
The market leader for twenty-two years, this text is an ambitious exploration of content literacy, while maintaining its reputation as workable and sensible.
This text is designed to be an active learning tool, complete with real-world examples and practices from which students can work. The Seventh Edition has a reorganized format to reflect the text's exploration of content literacy. This organization reflects an integrative approach to literacy. Content area reading has grown into a reflective exploration of content literacy - the ability to use reading, writing, speaking, and listening processes to learn subject matter across the curriculum. This text's organization reflects this interpretative approach to literacy.
This text is designed to be an active learning tool, complete with real-world examples and practices from which students can work. The Seventh Edition has a reorganized format to reflect the text's exploration of content literacy. This organization reflects an integrative approach to literacy. Content area reading has grown into a reflective exploration of content literacy - the ability to use reading, writing, speaking, and listening processes to learn subject matter across the curriculum. This text's organization reflects this interpretative approach to literacy.
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Tappan
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
913 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-08810-9 (9780321088109)
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Content
Each chapter begins with "Organizing Principle," "Chapter Overview," and "Frame of Mind" and concludes with "Looking Back, Looking Forward," "Minds-On," "Hands-On," and "Suggested Readings."I. TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH TEXTS.
1. Reading Matters.
Teachers, Students, and Text.
Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum.
Instructional Scaffolding.
2. Learning with Textbooks, Trade Books, and Electronic Texts.
Textbook Use in Today's Classrooms.
Rationale for Trade Books.
Trade Books in the Classroom.
Rationale for Electronic Texts.
Electronic Texts in the Classroom: Connecting Literacy and Learning.
3. Making Authentic Assessments.
High-Stakes and Authentic Approaches to Assessment.
Portfolio Assessment.
Assessing Text Difficulty.
4. Bringing Students and Texts Together.
The Classroom Context.
Visible and Invisible Aspects of Content Literacy Instruction.
II. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.
5. Vocabulary and Concepts.
Experiences, Concepts, and Words.
Making Connections Among Key Concepts.
Activating What Students Know About Words.
Reinforcing and Extending Vocabulary Knowledge and Concepts.
6. Prereading strategies.
Meaningful Learning, Schema, and Motivation.
Arousing Curiosity.
Making Predictions.
Student-Generated Questions.
7. Talking to Learn.
Encouraging Text-Talk Through Integrated Strategies.
8. Writing to Learn.
Reading and Writing Together.
Exploratory Writing.
Journal Writing.
Essay Writing.
9. Study Strategies.
Textually and Contextually Important Ideas.
Searching for and Using Text Structure.
Graphic Representations.
Writing Summaries.
Making Notes.
Taking Notes.
10. Study Guides.
Three-Level Guides.
Pattern Guides.
Selective Reading Guides.
III. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
11. Struggling Readers.
Scaffolding Instruction for Students Who Struggle with Texts.
Comprehension Strategies.
Vocabulary Strategies.
12. Growth and Reflection in the Teaching Profession.
Purposes, Needs, and Guidelines.
Professional Themes, Trends, and Challenges.
Strategies for Successful Professional Development.
Professional Development Plans.
Appendix A. Internet Addresses for Content Areas.
Appendix B. Graphic Representations with Text Frames.
Appendix C. Affixes with Invariant Meanings.
Appendix D. Commonly Used Prefixes with Varying Meanings.
Bibliography.
Name index.
Subject index.
1. Reading Matters.
Teachers, Students, and Text.
Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum.
Instructional Scaffolding.
2. Learning with Textbooks, Trade Books, and Electronic Texts.
Textbook Use in Today's Classrooms.
Rationale for Trade Books.
Trade Books in the Classroom.
Rationale for Electronic Texts.
Electronic Texts in the Classroom: Connecting Literacy and Learning.
3. Making Authentic Assessments.
High-Stakes and Authentic Approaches to Assessment.
Portfolio Assessment.
Assessing Text Difficulty.
4. Bringing Students and Texts Together.
The Classroom Context.
Visible and Invisible Aspects of Content Literacy Instruction.
II. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES.
5. Vocabulary and Concepts.
Experiences, Concepts, and Words.
Making Connections Among Key Concepts.
Activating What Students Know About Words.
Reinforcing and Extending Vocabulary Knowledge and Concepts.
6. Prereading strategies.
Meaningful Learning, Schema, and Motivation.
Arousing Curiosity.
Making Predictions.
Student-Generated Questions.
7. Talking to Learn.
Encouraging Text-Talk Through Integrated Strategies.
8. Writing to Learn.
Reading and Writing Together.
Exploratory Writing.
Journal Writing.
Essay Writing.
9. Study Strategies.
Textually and Contextually Important Ideas.
Searching for and Using Text Structure.
Graphic Representations.
Writing Summaries.
Making Notes.
Taking Notes.
10. Study Guides.
Three-Level Guides.
Pattern Guides.
Selective Reading Guides.
III. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
11. Struggling Readers.
Scaffolding Instruction for Students Who Struggle with Texts.
Comprehension Strategies.
Vocabulary Strategies.
12. Growth and Reflection in the Teaching Profession.
Purposes, Needs, and Guidelines.
Professional Themes, Trends, and Challenges.
Strategies for Successful Professional Development.
Professional Development Plans.
Appendix A. Internet Addresses for Content Areas.
Appendix B. Graphic Representations with Text Frames.
Appendix C. Affixes with Invariant Meanings.
Appendix D. Commonly Used Prefixes with Varying Meanings.
Bibliography.
Name index.
Subject index.