Content Area Literacy Learners in Context: 'myeducationlab Pegasus + Pearson Etext Student Access Code Card

by Conley, Mark W.

• ISBN13: 9780132780148
• ISBN10: 0132780143
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-07
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Content Area Literacyby Mark Conley, one of today's top literacy researchers, brings educators a wealth of hands-on, ready-to-use ideas, strategies and techniques for helping today's diverse secondary school students develop the literacy skills they need to be successful in all content areas. The first section of the book helps teachers confront the need to fully understand today's educational landscape, while the second section focuses on the specifics of how to go about planning and teaching, using principles of content area literacy. A unique final chapter pulls it all together by showing educators how to enlist students' cooperation while reaching out to parents and the community to support teaching and learning.   Proven to engage students, provide trusted content, and improve results, Pearson MyLabs have helped over 8 million registered students reach true understanding in their course.   MyEducationLabengages students with real-life teaching situations through dynamic videos, case studies and student artifacts.  Student progress is assessed, and a personalized study plan is created based on the student's unique results.  Automatic grading and reporting keeps educators informed to quickly address gaps and improve student performance.   MyEducationLab ©2012 courses meet instructor and student needs by offering theability to assign exercises and quizzes,easier navigation,more multiple choiceandauto graded quizzes, animproved grade bookand other improvements.   MyEducationLab with eText helps students reach that moment of understanding with:   Text-specific study plansoffering personalized learning paths Exercises that build teaching skills and connect students to real classroom situationswith assessments tied to real student videos and artifacts Interactive learning toolsincluding a new Video Player, Lesson Plan Builders and A+RISE (for Literacy) Pearson eTextoffering students and instructors the ability to personalize and customize their eText by highlighting, note taking, and extensive search capabilities.