Reading to Learn in the Content Areas (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by Richardson, Judy S.; Morgan, Raymond F.; Fleener, Charlene

• ISBN13: 9780534553388
• ISBN10: 0534553389
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780495506065, 9780534553098, 9780534553111
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-19
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

With this text, future educators discover how they can teach students to use reading, discussion, and writing as vehicles for learning in any discipline. This edition features unparalleled coverage of how the increased availability of computers, instructional software, Internet resources--and electronic literacy in general--have affected the ways in which 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 examples from a variety of subject areas and grade levels have helped make it one of the most popular books on the market.

Table of Contents

Teachers and Content Literacy

Supporting Diverse Learners in Content Classrooms

A Guide to Assessment and Evaluation for Content Teachers

Technology in Today's Content Classrooms

Moving Beyond the Traditional Textbook

Preparing Learners

Assisting Comprehension and Reflecting on Learning

Study Skills

Teaching Vocabulary

Writing to Learn in the Content Areas

Cooperative Learning

Engaging Students by Teaching in the Affective Domain

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