Content Area Reading Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies (with MyEducationLab)

by McLaughlin, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9780136101314
• ISBN10: 0136101313
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2009-08-25
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Practical strategies for teaching reading, writing, and study skills in the content area classroom.Three full chapters on reading comprehension (reflecting the before, during, after reading approach) and a separate chapter that explores multiple literacies.

Author Biography

Maureen McLaughlin is a professor of reading education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. She earned her doctorate at Boston University in reading and language development. Prior to her tenure at the University, Dr. McLaughlin spent fifteen years as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and department chair in a public school system.

 

A member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association from 2005 — 2008, Maureen is the author of numerous publications about the teaching of reading, reading comprehension, and content area literacies. A frequent speaker at international, national, and state conferences, Maureen is a consultant to school districts and universities throughout North America.

Table of Contents

Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies 1e

Teaching in the 21^st Century

Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies

Standards-Based Teaching and High-Stakes Assessments

Comprehending Content Area Text

Using Comprehension Strategies to Guide Thinking

Using Comprehension Strategies to Extend Thinking

Content Area Vocabulary

Organizing for Teaching and Learning

Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Writing in the Content Areas

Using Technology in the Content Areas

Inquiry: Key to Critical and Creative Thinking in the Content Areas

Poetry, Drama, Music, and Art: Alternative Representations of Thinking

Course-Based Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting

Meeting the Challenges and Continuing to Learn through Professional Development

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