Reading To Learn: Are Textbooks Too Tough?

Describes strategies teachers can use before, during, and after reading to help students read and understand content-area textbooks. For example, before reading discuss structure of the text, during reading use a variety of graphic organizers that match the structure, and after reading help students...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inPrincipal (Arlington, Va.) Vol. 83; no. 2; p. 28
Main Authors Forsten, Char, Grant, Jim, Hollas, Betty
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2003
Subjects
Content Area Reading
Elementary Secondary Education
Reading Strategies
Textbooks
Online AccessGet more information

Cover

More Information
Summary:Describes strategies teachers can use before, during, and after reading to help students read and understand content-area textbooks. For example, before reading discuss structure of the text, during reading use a variety of graphic organizers that match the structure, and after reading help students write about what they have learned. (PKP)
ISSN:0271-6062