But I'm not a reading teacher : strategies for literacy instruction in the content areas
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.)
Handbook
xiv, 174 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
9781596670495, 1596670495
122423632
I. About Academic Learning
1. Learning and Reading
2. Scaffolding Vocabulary Instruction
3. Standardized Tests and Reading Comprehension
II. Academic Genres
4. Academic Genres: Subject Area Reading
III. The Strategies
5. The Before-Reading Strategies
6. The During Strategies
7. After-Reading Strategy: Taking Ownership Through Wrap-Up Activities
IV. Schoolwide Programs
8. What Works? What Doesn't?
Conclusion
References