Building Content Literacy : Strategies for the Adolescent Learner

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ISBN: 9781412957151 | 141295715X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/26/2010

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This guide presents research-based strategies that enable secondary teachers to increase adolescent learning while meeting standards by incorporating reading, writing, and critical thinking into content instruction.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
The Challenge of Adolescent Literacy
What Is the Challenge?
How Can We Meet the Challenge?
Content Area Literacy
Meeting the Standards
The Challenge of Reading Diverse Texts
Reading Narrative Texts
Reading Expository Texts
Scaffolding Instruction for Special Needs Students
Chapter Summary
Teaching Specialized and Technical Vocabulary
The Implication of Teaching Vocabulary
Teaching Vocabulary in Content Area Disciplines
Word Categorization Activities
Graphic Representations
The Writing Connection
Chapter Summary
Reading to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
Reading in Specific Content Area Disciplines
Scaffolding Reading in Specific Content Areas
Chapter Summary
Writing to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
A Rationale for Writing to Learn
Writing-to-Learn Strategies
Chapter Summary
Speaking to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
A Rationale for Speaking to Learn
Speaking-to-Learn Strategies
Chapter Summary
Fostering Real World Literacy
The Literacies of the Real World
The Internet
Informational Literacy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Information-Gathering and Analysis Activities
Problem-Based Project Learning
Project-Based Learning
Media Literacy
Visual Literacy
Chapter Summary
References
Index
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Building Content Literacy : Strategies for the Adolescent Learner

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