Improving reading skills across the content areas Ready-to-use activities and assessments for grades 6 - 12

A must-have, must-read resource for every teacher in all subject areas! In today's competitive environment of standards-based education, improving reading proficiency and increasing content knowledge have never been more important. Yet, developing exceptional reading skills in middle and high s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Rozmiarek, Rebecca
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, Calif Corwin Press 2006
Corwin
Edition1
Subjects
Content area reading
Education, Secondary
Education, Secondary > Activity programs
Reading (Secondary)
Online AccessGet full text
ISBN1412904609
9781412904605
9781412904599
1412904595

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 - Introduction to Reading in Grades 6-12 -- Chapter 2 - Setting a Purpose for Reading -- Chapter 3 - Connecting to Prior Knowledge -- Chapter 4 - Understanding Vocabulary Terms and Concepts -- Chapter 5 - Identifying Significant Information in Text -- Chapter 6 - Visualizing Text Information -- Chapter 7 - Asking Questions to Develop a Deeper Understanding -- Chapter 8 - Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences -- Chapter 9 - Analyzing Text Structure -- Chapter 10 - Evaluating the Author's Viewpoint -- Resource: Reproducible Worksheets for Chapter Activities -- References and Suggested Reading -- Index