Publisher's Synopsis
Guiding Reading and Writing in the Content Areas: Practical Strategies is an instructional methods texts presenting literacy strategies for use by teachers in all subject areas. It is also a resource for administrators, teacher educators and literacy coaches.
This user-friendly text includes comprehension, vocabulary study skills, literature, writing, discussion, assessment and real world literacy strategies designed for immediate use. Throughout the book are reproducible student worksheets, student examples and lesson plans for designing and delivering content.
Special features:
- User friendly text, charts, visuals, and figures including activities for immediate applications
- Reading and writing strategies for teachers of all content areas
- Examples of reading and writing strategies in all content areas
- Discussion of action research projects for in-class use
- "Your Turn" tear-out work sheets
- Tear-out reflective note taking sheets
- Strategies for Inclusion educators in each chapter
- Anecdotes from teachers and student teachers implementing these strategies
- Titles and activities using Young Adult Literature woven throughout chapters
