Research Catalog

Title

Teaching through text : reading and writing in the content areas / Michael C. McKenna, Richard D. Robinson.

Author

McKenna, Michael C.

Publication

Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

Robinson, Richard David, 1940-

Description

ix, 350 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Bringing all the research up-to-date, this Fourth Edition of Teaching Through Text provides a broad range of techniques to enhance students' literacy development and learning across the curriculum. Authored by two of the most respected literacy researchers, this text focuses on describing, illustrating, and applying both teacher-directed and student-centered strategies for content area literacy in middle and secondary grades."--Jacket.

Subject

• Reading (Higher education)
• Content area reading
• English language > Rhetoric
• Interdisciplinary approach in education

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-343) and indexes.

Contents

1. The importance of literacy in content areas -- 2. Literacy processes -- 3. Getting to know your students, your materials, and your teaching -- 4. Teaching for diversity -- 5. Building prior knowledge -- 6. Introducing technical vocabulary -- 7. Making reading purposeful -- 8. Reading guides -- 9. Providing time to read : when, where, and how? -- 10. Effective questioning -- 11. Reinforcing and extending content knowledge -- 12. Study skills : encouraging independence in content literacy -- 13. Student attitudes : encouraging content literacy.

ISBN

• 0205443281
• 9780205443284

LCCN

2005041193

OCLC

• ocm58451882
• 58451882
• SCSB-8904879

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library