But I'm Not a Reading Teacher: Strategies for Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas

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Eye On Education, 2007 - 174 pàgines
This book shows content area teachers in middle and high schools how to boost student achievement by including lessons and strategies which focus on students' reading comprehension without detracting from content area focus. These mini-lessons and strategies are research-based and address the specific literacy challenges of each particular subject area (social studies, mathematics, science, etc.). The author has provided a large number of reading examples from texts, sample tests and assessments, and actual mini-lessons, their content areas identified by marginal tabs.

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Word Recognition at the Secondary Level 18
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Common Phonemic Blends in GreekBased Words 25
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Principles of Vocabulary Learning 26
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Academic Language Toolbox 27
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Summary 29
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3 Standardized Tests and Reading Comprehension 31
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Reading Comprehension Test 33
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Science Tests 37
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Foreign Language Textbook 103
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The Before Strategies 106
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6 The During Strategies 107
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Recognize Textual Pattern Clusters 109
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Literary Description 112
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Literary Description 116
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Making Connections 125
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Visualizing and Animating 130
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II Academic Genres 43
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Subject Area Reading 45
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Comparing Math Language to the Language of Other Subjects 57
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What Kind of Language is Expected in Business Computer and Vocational Classes? 58
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Vocational Education 61
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Science Textbook 63
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Social Studies Textbook 66
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Reading a Primary Source Document 67
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Reading a Primary Source Document Written in Dialect 68
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Foreign Language Textbook 69
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What Kind of Reading Is Expected in English Class 72
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Reading Fiction 73
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Poetry 74
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III The Strategies 77
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Using the Strategies 78
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5 The BeforeReading Strategies 79
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Setting a Purpose and Establishing Expectations for Reading 81
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Having Students Reflect on Their Purposes for Reading 82
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Preview to Determine Importance and Establish Expectations 86
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Social Studies Textbook 90
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Foreign Language Textbook 92
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Activating Prior Knowledge 98
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Reading Math Word Problems 137
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Taking Ownership ThroughWrapUp Activities 141
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WrapUp Activities 142
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Formative and Summative Reading Assessment 145
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Social Studies 146
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WrapUp Activities for Special Learners 156
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Summary 157
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IV Schoolwide Programs 159
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8 What Works? What Doesnt? 161
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What Works? What Doesnt? 162
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What Works? What Doesnt? 163
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Summary 170
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Conclusion 171
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References 173
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Sobre l'autor (2007)

Amy Benjamin, a veteran English teacher, trains educators throughout the country in writing across the curriculum, strategic literacy, and differentiated instruction. She has received awards for excellence in teaching from the New York State English Council, Tufts University, and Union College. As president of the Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar, an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English, she is a leading authority on effective ways to teach both academic and creative writing. She is the author of eight books.

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