Subjects Matter : Every Teacher's Guide to

Lively, practical, and irreverent, Subjects Matter points the way to activities and materials that energize content and engage students across all subject areas.

Acknowledgments

ix

Reading for Real

1

(20)

Read This for Friday

6

(2)

Why Content Teachers Care About Reading

8

(2)

Why the Public Is Concerned

10

(3)

Two Visions of Reading

13

(1)

The Goals of This Book

14

(4)

Notes

18

(3)

How Smart Readers Think

21

(14)

Reading Lessons

22

(9)

What Does It Mean for Our Teaching?

31

(1)

Notes

32

(3)

Why Textbooks Are Not Enough

35

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The Central Role of Textbooks

36

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The Trouble with Textbooks

37

(9)

So What Can We Do?

46

(2)

Notes

48

(3)

Toward a Balanced Diet of Reading

51

(48)

A Balance of What?

54

(9)

Building a Classroom Library

63

(4)

Notes

67

(32)

Great Books for Middle and High School

68

(31)

Tools for Thinking: Reading Strategies Across the Curriculum

99

(46)

Showing Kids How Smart Readers Think

102

(2)

Before: Activities That Prepare Students to Read

104

(10)

During: Helping Students Construct, Process, and Question Ideas as They Read

114

(10)

After: Guiding Students to Reflect on, Integrate, and Share Ideas

124

(14)

Learning Vocabulary

138

(7)

How to Use a Textbook

145

(22)

The Curse of Coverage

145

(2)

What's Really on the State Test?

147

(1)

Six Ways to Use Textbooks More Effectively

148

(16)

One Final Suggestion: Get a Better Textbook!

164

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Notes

165

(2)

Building a Community of Learners

167

(16)

Taking Action in All Subjects

169

(11)

A Look into One Classroom

180

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Notes

181

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Independent Reading Workshop in Content Areas

183

(16)

What Reading Workshop Looks Like

184

(4)

Conducting Minilessons

188

(2)

Keeping Students on Task During Reading Time

190

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Conducting One-on-One Conferences During Reading Time

191

(1)

Recording Your Observations of Students' Reading and Understanding

191

(1)

Making Student Sharing and Presentations Really Work

192

(1)

What About Assessment?

192

(4)

Notes

196

(3)

Book Clubs

199

(18)

Book Clubs Across the Curriculum

200

(4)

Getting Started with Book Clubs

204

(11)

Notes

215

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Inquiry Units: Exploring Big Ideas

217

(16)

Why Is Extended Inquiry Important for Reading?

219

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Starting on Your Own

220

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Moving to Team Projects---Challenges and Successes

221

(2)

So Just What Do We Mean by Inquiry Units?

223

(2)

Tips for Making Inquiry Projects Work

225

(2)

Accountability and Assessment

227

(1)

Can I Fit This In?

228

(3)

Notes

231

(2)

Help for Struggling Readers

233

(12)

Building Supportive Relationships

236

(2)

Modeling Thoughtful Reading

238

(1)

Activities That Build Engagement

239

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Promoting Students' Self-Monitoring

240

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Using Materials Students Can Successfully Read

240

(2)

Providing Books and Articles on Tape

242

(1)

The Kids Evaluate Their Progress

242

(1)

Notes

243

(2)

Recommendations from Reading Research

245

(22)

Key Points

248

(10)

Our Own Research: Where Do Avid Readers Come From?

258

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Conclusion

259

(1)

Bibliography of Research Studies

260

(7)

What Our Students Tell Us

267

(5)

Themes of This Book

267

(3)

Final Thoughts

270

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Index

272

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