Content Area Reading and Writing: Fostering Literacies in Middle and High School Cultures - Softcover

Unrau, Norman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132298546 ISBN 13: 9780132298544

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

Through this strategy-driven, theory-based text, content-area teachers gain a thorough understanding of the fundamental role that reading and writing play in content-area learning. Unique to this text is the attention paid to helping teachers understand how the high school cultures students belong to affect their view of literacy and learning. The author effectively guides readers to ways they can identify and address school cultures and make literacy in content learning, relevant to students. The author offers step-by-step approaches to gauge student literacy, build vocabulary, and implement instruction that improves comprehension, encourages critical reading, supports writing for learning, and facilitates collaboration for literacy development.

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Review

"I love this Content Area Reading/Writing text, especially because it's the only one with an entire chapter on motivation! Also I
appreciate the author's attention to the reading process, the user-friendliness of the book in general (as with step-by-step
directions), and the research base."   -Carol J. Delaney, Ph.D., of Texas State University

From the Back Cover

This theory-based, strategy-driven approach to teaching content area and secondary reading keeps an eye on the cultural issues affecting secondary students while emphasizing reflective practice to promote the most effective teaching. Chapters on assessment, motivation, struggling readers, aligning standards with strategies and assessment, and a constant focus on diversity set this text apart. Frequent opportunities for readers to apply the concepts they are learning help to make this a truly informative text.

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Step-by-Step features, which precisely explain a strategy's implementation.
• Plenty of simple and effective strategies for assessing and addressing students` reading capabilities.
• A strong focus on standards that shows beginning teachers how to integrate literacy goals with content standards.
• An abundance of student work samples to fully illustrate chapter concepts, strategies, and effective teaching.
• A Companion Wesite, available at www.prenhall.com/unrau, containing self-assessments, web links, and classroom video footage to round out content comprehension.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0132298546
• ISBN 13: 9780132298544
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480