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Reading and Writing Across Content Areas

Second Edition
By: Roberta L. Sejnost, Sharon M. Thiese

Eager for proven methods to strengthen your students' content literacy?

Then this book is a must-have for your classroom! Using a step-by-step approach that makes the strategies easy to understand and implement, the authors provide updated research-based strategies that will help increase your students' reading comprehension, strengthen their writing skills, and build vocabulary across content areas. Expanded coverage of content literacy, additional reading and writing strategies for exploring content, and suggestions for working with struggling readers are included in this revised edition. You'll also find:

Graphic organizers
Over 40 ready-to-use reproducibles
Assessment tools
Technology activities
Real classroom examples

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Product Details

Grade Level: 4-12
ISBN: 9781412937627
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2006
Page Count: 280
Publication date: August 14, 2006

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"We often hear middle and high school teachers are frustrated because their students can't understand the textbooks or can't write effectively about their particular content. This book will provide both the framework for solving this dilemma and the specific, practical classroom practices that teachers can use each day to help students become more competent readers and writers."
-Douglas Johnson, Assistant Superintendent
Kane County Regional Office of Education, IL

"Every middle school and secondary teacher should have a copy of this book. It not only provides the theoretical basis for each strategy, but it also provides effective instructions for use of the strategies in the classroom."
-Dorothy Giroux, Program Director, Initial Teacher Preparation Program
School of Education, Loyola University Chicago

Eager for proven methods to strengthen your students' content literacy?

Then this book is a must-have for your classroom! Using a step-by-step approach that makes the strategies easy to understand and implement, the authors provide updated research-based strategies that will help increase your students' reading comprehension, strengthen their writing skills, and build vocabulary across content areas. Expanded coverage of content literacy, additional reading and writing strategies for exploring content, and suggestions for working with struggling readers are included in this revised edition.

This rich resource also offers:

Tips for using trade books in the classroom
Graphic organizers to help students recognize text structures
Assessment tools
Technology activities in every chapter
Real classroom examples of how the strategies have been implemented
More ways to evaluate the "readability" of textbooks
Over 40 ready-to-use reproducibles

Whether you are getting ready to begin teaching or are a veteran teacher, this accessible, invaluable handbook will give you the tools you need to help your students become lifelong learners!

Key features

Provides an updated, research-based framework for developing students' content literacy skills
Offers a wide collection of literacy strategies
Includes step-by-step directions for implementing each strategy
Provides examples of how content teachers have implemented the strategies
Includes over 40 reproducibles
Features numerous graphic organizers and tips for integrating technology
Useful for both preservice and inservice teachers

Author(s)

Roberta L. Sejnost

Roberta L. Sejnost is a university professor and literacy consultant who has taught secondary-level courses in social studies, reading, and English, and college-level courses in literacy, authentic assessment, brain-based learning, multiple intelligences, and cooperative learning. A nationally recognized staff developer and certified trainer, Sejnost has presented at over 200 educational conferences across the country. In 2003, she received the Reading Educator of the Year award from the Illinois Reading Council. Sejnost received a master of education degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a doctorate of education in curriculum and Instruction from Loyola University, Chicago.

Sharon M. Thiese

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.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

1. Creating the Framework for Reading

Literacy and Content Area Literacy: What Are They?

The Status of Literacy Today

What Can Teachers Do to Foster Literacy?

Strategic Readers

Guiding the Strategic Reader

Matching the Reader and the Text

Interpreting the Text

Chapter Summary

Computer Connections

Teacher Tips

2. Setting the Framework for Writing

Introduction

The Writing Process

Creating

Terms for Writing

Shaping: Organizational Approaches

Shaping and Drafting the Content

Revising

Journals and Learning Logs

Writing for Standardized Tests

Chapter Summary

Computer Connections

Teacher Tips

3. Keying in to Vocabulary

Principles of Effective Vocabulary Instruction

Teacher-Centered Strategies

Student-Centered Strategies

Chapter Summary

Computer Connections

Teacher Tips

4. Strategies for Comprehension

What Makes a Strategic Reader?

The Reading Process

Pre-Reading Strategies

During-Reading Strategies

After-Reading Strategies

Chapter Summary

Computer Connections

Teacher Tips

5. Integrating Reading and Writing in the Classroom

The Reading-Writing Connection

Characteristics of Effective Reading and Writing Strategies

Fostering Critical Understanding

Engaging Readers and Writers in the Process of Revision

Fostering Prior Knowledge

Encouraging Students to Become Personally Involved

Asking Students to Invoke Personal Feelings

Chapter Summary

Computer Connections

Teacher Tips

6. Research Writing

Nontraditional Research

Alternative Research

Research Skills

Traditional Research

The Research Process

Chapter Summary

Computer Connections

Teacher Tips

7. Reading and Writing: Where It Can Lead

Formal Assessments in Reading

Formal Assessments in Writing

Alternative Assessments

Test-Taking Strategies

Study Strategies for Good Test Performance

Chapter Summary

Computer Connections

Teacher Tips

Bibliography

Index

Reviews

"This text makes a teacher feel empowered rather than overwhelmed; not many texts truly achieve this! The strategies are applicable and fundamental because they help the students with reading and writing in every class."

Sarah Luedtke, Study Seminar Teacher/504 Case Manager
Geneva High School, Geneva, IL

"This practical compendium of literacy strategies should be required reading for all middle and high school teachers. The ready-to-use blackline masters are real timesavers for busy educators."

Ann Kimpton, Literacy Department Chair
Willowbrook High School, Villa Park, IL

"This bountiful resource provides educators with the tools they need to help students increase their reading and writing achievement in all subject matter classes . . . discovering the new, updated version of Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas is like finding a pot full of gold!"

Judy Rhoads, Acceleration/Enrichment Coordinator
CUSD 304, Geneva, IL

"This is a wonderful resource for teachers! It includes many research-based reading strategies for classroom use. If you're looking for easy-to-use, hands-on strategies with easily accessible handouts, this is the book for you!"

Ann Peters, Reading Dept. Chairman
Addison Trail High School, Addison, IL

"We often hear middle and high school teachers are frustrated because their students can't understand the textbooks or can't write effectively about their particular content. This book will provide both the framework for solving this dilemma and the specific, practical classroom practices that teachers can use each day to help students become more competent readers and writers."

Douglas Johnson, Assistant Superintendent
Kane County Regional Office of Education, IL

"Every middle school and secondary teacher should have a copy of this book. It not only provides the theoretical basis for each strategy but it also effective instructions for use of the strategies in the classroom."

Dorothy Giroux, Program Director, Initial Teacher Preparation Program
School of Education, Loyola University Chicago

"Reading and Writing Across Content Areas is a wonderful book for content area classroom teachers. Throughout the book, the strategies are explained well and are easy to understand and implement. When you read the cartoons throughout the book, you know that the authors understand children and their teachers."

Marie-Elena Meagher, Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Mannheim Middle School, Melrose Park, IL

"The ideas and strategies in this book are practical and useful for all discipline areas and teaching styles. The novice teacher as well as the veteran will find excellent handouts, graphic organizers, and new and creative ideas for presenting information. Students of all levels will reap the benefits of these models."

Julie Hepker, Language Arts Teacher
Geneva Middle School, IL

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