Subjects Matter : Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading

by Daniels, Harvey

• ISBN13: 9780325005959
• ISBN10: 0325005958
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-12
• Publisher: HEINEMANN

Summary

Lively, practical, and irreverent, Subjects Matter points the way to activities and materials that energize content and engage students across all subject areas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Reading for Real	1	(20)
Read This for Friday	6	(2)
Why Content Teachers Care About Reading	8	(2)
Why the Public Is Concerned	10	(3)
Two Visions of Reading	13	(1)
The Goals of This Book	14	(4)
Notes	18	(3)
How Smart Readers Think	21	(14)
Reading Lessons	22	(9)
What Does It Mean for Our Teaching?	31	(1)
Notes	32	(3)
Why Textbooks Are Not Enough	35	(16)
The Central Role of Textbooks	36	(1)
The Trouble with Textbooks	37	(9)
So What Can We Do?	46	(2)
Notes	48	(3)
Toward a Balanced Diet of Reading	51	(48)
A Balance of What?	54	(9)
Building a Classroom Library	63	(4)
Notes	67	(32)
Great Books for Middle and High School	68	(31)
Tools for Thinking: Reading Strategies Across the Curriculum	99	(46)
Showing Kids How Smart Readers Think	102	(2)
Before: Activities That Prepare Students to Read	104	(10)
During: Helping Students Construct, Process, and Question Ideas as They Read	114	(10)
After: Guiding Students to Reflect on, Integrate, and Share Ideas	124	(14)
Learning Vocabulary	138	(7)
How to Use a Textbook	145	(22)
The Curse of Coverage	145	(2)
What's Really on the State Test?	147	(1)
Six Ways to Use Textbooks More Effectively	148	(16)
One Final Suggestion: Get a Better Textbook!	164	(1)
Notes	165	(2)
Building a Community of Learners	167	(16)
Taking Action in All Subjects	169	(11)
A Look into One Classroom	180	(1)
Notes	181	(2)
Independent Reading Workshop in Content Areas	183	(16)
What Reading Workshop Looks Like	184	(4)
Conducting Minilessons	188	(2)
Keeping Students on Task During Reading Time	190	(1)
Conducting One-on-One Conferences During Reading Time	191	(1)
Recording Your Observations of Students' Reading and Understanding	191	(1)
Making Student Sharing and Presentations Really Work	192	(1)
What About Assessment?	192	(4)
Notes	196	(3)
Book Clubs	199	(18)
Book Clubs Across the Curriculum	200	(4)
Getting Started with Book Clubs	204	(11)
Notes	215	(2)
Inquiry Units: Exploring Big Ideas	217	(16)
Why Is Extended Inquiry Important for Reading?	219	(1)
Starting on Your Own	220	(1)
Moving to Team Projects---Challenges and Successes	221	(2)
So Just What Do We Mean by Inquiry Units?	223	(2)
Tips for Making Inquiry Projects Work	225	(2)
Accountability and Assessment	227	(1)
Can I Fit This In?	228	(3)
Notes	231	(2)
Help for Struggling Readers	233	(12)
Building Supportive Relationships	236	(2)
Modeling Thoughtful Reading	238	(1)
Activities That Build Engagement	239	(1)
Promoting Students' Self-Monitoring	240	(1)
Using Materials Students Can Successfully Read	240	(2)
Providing Books and Articles on Tape	242	(1)
The Kids Evaluate Their Progress	242	(1)
Notes	243	(2)
Recommendations from Reading Research	245	(22)
Key Points	248	(10)
Our Own Research: Where Do Avid Readers Come From?	258	(1)
Conclusion	259	(1)
Bibliography of Research Studies	260	(7)
What Our Students Tell Us	267	(5)
Themes of This Book	267	(3)
Final Thoughts	270	(2)
Index	272