ABSTRACT

This book shows content area teachers in middle and high schools how to boost student achievement by including lessons and strategies which focus on students' reading comprehension without detracting from content area focus. These mini-lessons and strategies are research-based and address the specific literacy challenges of each particular subject area (social studies, mathematics, science, etc.). The author has provided a large number of reading examples from texts, sample tests and assessments, and actual mini-lessons, their content areas identified by marginal tabs.

part I|41 pages

About Academic Reading

chapter 1|11 pages

Learning and Reading

chapter 2|15 pages

Scaffolding Vocabulary Instruction

part II|34 pages

Academic Genres

chapter 4|32 pages

Academic Genres: Subject Area Reading

part III|81 pages

The Strategies

chapter 5|28 pages

The Before-Reading Strategies

chapter 6|33 pages

The During Strategies

part IV|12 pages

Schoolwide Programs

chapter 8|10 pages

What Works? What Doesn't?

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion