Teaching through text : reading and writing in the content areas /
Michael C. McKenna, Richard D. Robinson.
- Second edition.
- xii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Section 1: Teaching and Learning through Text. The Importance of Literacy in Content Areas ; Literacy Processes ; Getting to Know Your Students, Your Materials, and Your Teaching ; Teaching for Diversity -- Section 2: Prereading Strategies. Building Prior Knowledge ; Introducing Technical Vocabulary -- Section 3: Strategies for Guided Reading, Making Reading Purposeful ; Reading Guides ; Providing Time to Read: When, Where, and How? -- Section 4: Postreading Strategies. Questioning and Discussion ; Reinforcing and Extending Content Knowledge -- Section 5: More Ways to Facilitate Learning through Text. Study Skills: Encouraging Independence in Content Literacy ; Student Attitudes: Encouraging Content Literacy -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
Pre-service and in-service middle and secondary school teachers get a core set of instructional techniques in this evidence-based, practical resource designed to help them incorporate reading-related approaches into their classroom. The approaches are easy to follow, practical, effective, feature a strong empirical base and reflect the latest thinking in the field.
0132685728 9780132685726
Language arts (Secondary)--United States Language arts--Correlation with content subjects--United States