Reading to Learn in the Content Areas

by Richardson,Judy S.

• ISBN13: 9780495506065
• ISBN10: 0495506060
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780534553388, 9781111302733
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-04
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

With READING TO LEARN IN THE CONTENT AREAS, Seventh Edition, future educators discover how they can teach students to use reading, discussion, and writing as vehicles for learning in any discipline. The text explores how the increased availability of computers, instructional software, and Internet resources, as well as the rise of electronic literacy in general, have affected the ways children learn and create meaning from their world. The authors' unique lesson framework for instruction, PAR (Preparation/Assistance/Reflection), extends throughout the book. The text's reader-friendly presentation, balanced approach, strong research base, and inclusion of real-life examples from a variety of subject areas and grade levels have helped make it one of the most popular and effective books on the market.

Table of Contents

Content Teachers and Content Literacy

Assessment and Evaluation Issues

Preparation for Learning

Assistance in Learning

Learning through Reflection

Moving beyond the Traditional Textbook and Transmission Methods

Technology in TodayÆs Content Classrooms

Study Skills in the Electronic Age

Teaching Vocabulary

Writing to Learn in the Content Areas

Supporting Diverse Learners in Content Classrooms

Teaching in the Affective Domain

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