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Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum [Rental Edition]

by Vacca, Richard T.
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  • Edition: 13th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2020-01-30
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Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum

ISBN: 9780135760963

Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum is a comprehensive textbook designed to help students and educators navigate literacy and learning across various subjects. This 13th edition, updated in 2020, rigorously reflects current theory, research, and practice in literacy and learning.

Who Uses It?

Primarily, this book is used by students and instructors in content area reading courses at the college and university levels. It is also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding how literacy skills can be applied across different subjects, including professionals looking to enhance their teaching methods or expand their knowledge of educational literacy.

History and Editions

The 13th edition of Content Area Reading has been updated to address user feedback, incorporating the latest research and discussions on literacy and learning strategies. This edition includes detailed updates on instructional practices, culturally responsive teaching, and assessing students and texts. It also features a modular approach, making it easy to adapt to different course structures.

Author and Other Works

The authors of Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum are Richard T. Vacca, Jo Anne L. Vacca, and Maryann E. Mraz. Richard T. Vacca is known for his contributions to the field of literacy education, while Jo Anne L. Vacca brings her expertise in teaching and learning strategies. Maryann E. Mraz adds her insights on instructional practices and student assessment.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive Coverage: The book covers core concepts in literacy and learning across the curriculum, including detailed explanations and examples.
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching: The text reflects the importance of culturally responsive teaching in diverse classrooms.
  • Assessment Strategies: The book provides practical strategies for assessing students and texts.
  • Instructional Practices: It includes a variety of instructional practices and strategies to enhance reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and writing skills.
  • Appendices: The book includes appendices with graphic organizers, affixes, and prefixes to support students in their learning.

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ISBNs and Formats

  • Print Textbook: ISBN-13: 9780135760963
  • eTextbook: Available via MyLab Education (ISBN: 0135760879 / 9780135760871)
  • Rental Options: Various rental durations available from different retailers

Publication Details

  • Publisher: Pearson
  • Publication Date: January 30, 2020
  • Number of Pages: Not specified
  • Language: English

Other Editions and Formats

  • 13th Edition: The current edition available for purchase and rental.
  • Digital Formats: Available digitally via MyLab Education, which includes the Pearson eText.
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  • 0135760879 / 9780135760871 (MyLab Education with Pearson eText)
  • 0135761166 / 9780135761168 (MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText)
  • 0134276698 / 9780134276694 (MyLab Education with Pearson eText – Generic)

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An evidence-based, functional approach to content literacy instruction.

Content Area Reading shows pre- and in-service content area teachers how to use literacy-related instructional strategies to help students think and learn with all kinds of print and digital texts. The emphasis is on the comprehensive content, including an ever-expanding knowledge base in the areas of content literacy, instructional scaffolding, differentiated instruction, student diversity, and new literacies. This text continues to emphasize a functional approach to content literacy instruction. In a functional approach, content area teachers learn how to integrate literacy-related strategies into instructional routines without sacrificing the teaching of content. The 13th Edition is rigorously updated to reflect current theory, research, and practice related to literacy and learning across the curriculum.

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Author Biography

Richard and Jo Anne Vacca are Professors Emeriti in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies in the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Kent State University. They have published numerous books, chapters, and articles. They met as undergraduate English majors at SUNY Albany and have been partners ever since. Jo Anne taught language arts in middle schools in New York and Illinois and received her doctorate from Boston University. Rich taught high school English and earned his doctorate at Syracuse University. He is a past president of the International Reading Association. The Vaccas live in Vero Beach, Florida, where they keep active professionally, golf, volunteer, and walk their toy poodles, Tiger, Gigi, and Joely. They especially enjoy visiting and traveling with their daughter, Courtney; son-in-law, Gary; and grandsons, Simon, Max, and Joe.

Maryann Mraz is a Professor in the Reading and Elementary Education Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC). She earned her Ph.D. from Kent State University and her B.A. and M.Ed. from John Carroll University, where she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Educator Award in 2014. Maryann has served as a board member of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) and as the Doctoral Program Director for Curriculum and Instruction at UNCC. She is the author of more than 70 books, articles, chapters, and instructional materials on literacy education. Maryann teaches bachelors, masters, and doctoral courses in literacy education and provides professional development programs to teachers and literacy coaches.

Table of Contents

PART I: LEARNERS, LITERACIES, AND TEXTS
1. Literacy Matters
2. Learning with New Literacies
3. Culturally Responsive Teaching in Diverse Classrooms
4. Assessing Students and Texts
5. Planning Instruction for Content Literacy

PART II: INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES
6. Activating Prior Knowledge and Interest
7. Guiding Reading Comprehension
8. Developing Vocabulary and Concepts
9. Writing Across the Curriculum
10. Studying Text
11. Learning with Multiple Texts
Appendix A: Affixes with Invariant Meanings
Appendix B: Commonly Used Prefixes with Varying Meanings
Appendix C: Graphic Organizers with Text Frames


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