Title:
Building literacy in the content areas
Author:
Gunning, Thomas G.
ISBN:
9780205319589
9780205368228
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
Physical Description:
p. cm.
Contents:
1. Reading and Writing in the Content Areas: An Introduction -- 2. The Nature and Assessment of Content Area Texts -- 3. Building Content Area Vocabulary -- 4. Comprehension: Processes and Strategies -- 5. Reading to Learn Content -- 6. Collaborative and Cooperative Approaches for Learning -- 7. Study Skills and Strategies -- 8. Writing to Learn -- 9. Teaching Content Area Literacy to Diverse Learners -- 10. Reading and Writing in Language Arts and Social Studies -- 11. Reading and Writing in Science and Math -- 12. Using Technology, Trade Books, and Periodicals in the Content Areas -- 13. Evaluating Progress in the Content Areas -- 14. Creating an Effective Content Area Program -- App. A. Graded Listing of Content Area Trade Books -- App. B. Morphemic Elements for the Content Areas.
Abstract:
"Building Literacy in the Content Areas reflects the diversity of today's student population and emphasizes the need to gear instruction to include all students. With templates, sample lessons, and actual teaching scenarios, this new text provides preservice teachers with the tools they need to effectively teach reading at all grade levels."--BOOK JACKET.