‘Secondary teachers will find that this superb resource informs the teaching and learning of their students and provides many research-based strategies to enhance reading comprehension and written language in every area.’
—Johneen Griffin, Director of Secondary Pupil Services
Olentangy Local Schools, Lewis Center, OH
‘Sejnost and Thiese address the national literacy crisis with a practical guidebook that meets the needs of adolescent learners by focusing on the literacy skills needed for the 21st century. The strategies engage learners and create independence in content-area reading.’
—Rusti Russow, Director of Teaching and Learning
Kankakee School District, IL
Increase adolescent learners′ success in all content areas!
Responding to the challenges associated with teaching middle and high school students, this resource offers specific strategies teachers may use to incorporate reading, writing, and critical thinking throughout content instruction to increase learning.
With step-by-step instructions, a wealth of examples, and numerous student reproducibles, the book presents an approach that secondary teachers can implement across all content areas. Roberta L. Sejnost and Sharon M. Thiese focus on research-based practices that increase comprehension and learning while meeting standards, including:
- Techniques that foster the acquisition and retention of specialized and technical content vocabulary
- Processes to help students better comprehend narrative and expository texts
- Approaches to help students use writing and speaking to process their new knowledge and make it their own
- Techniques for promoting the literacies needed to effectively use various media sources
- Methods for scaffolding instruction for students with special needs
Building Content Literacy is an ideal resource for delivering developmentally appropriate learning experiences and strengthening adolescent′s academic achievement in every content area.
Inhoudsopgave
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. The Challenge of Adolescent Literacy
What Is the Challenge?
How Can We Meet the Challenge?
Content Area Literacy
Meeting the Standards
The Challenge of Reading Diverse Texts
Reading Narrative Texts
Reading Expository Texts
Scaffolding Instruction for Special Needs Students
Chapter Summary
2. Teaching Specialized and Technical Vocabulary
The Implication of Teaching Vocabulary
Teaching Vocabulary in Content Area Disciplines
Word Categorization Activities
Graphic Representations
The Writing Connection
Chapter Summary
3. Reading to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
Reading in Specific Content Area Disciplines
Scaffolding Reading in Specific Content Areas
Chapter Summary
4. Writing to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
A Rationale for Writing to Learn
Writing-to-Learn Strategies
Chapter Summary
5. Speaking to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
A Rationale for Speaking to Learn
Speaking-to-Learn Strategies
Chapter Summary
6. Fostering Real World Literacy
The Literacies of the Real World
The Internet
Informational Literacy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Information-Gathering and Analysis Activities
Problem-Based Project Learning
Project-Based Learning
Media Literacy
Visual Literacy
Chapter Summary
References
Index
Over de auteur
Sharon Thiese currently teaches writing at Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois, and graduate classes for Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois. She is also certified in gifted education and a member of Illinois Association for Gifted Children. In addition, Thiese is a certified trainer in gifted education, authentic assessment, multiple intelligences, portfolios, differentiation, and reading and writing across content areas, and she has presented at numerous local and statewide workshops and conferences. Thiese received a master of arts in English from Northeastern University and a master of arts in writing from National-Louis University, Chicago. She taught English and writing at Geneva High School in Geneva, Illinois, and has been Geneva Community Unit 304’s high school educator of the year. She is also recognized in Who’s Who of American Educators.
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