Teaching Through Text: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas - Softcover

McKenna, Michael C.; Robinson, Richard D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132074729 ISBN 13: 9780132074728

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2008

Synopsis

Teaching through Text:  Reading and Writing in the Content Areas is evidence-based, designed to help middle and high school content teachers apply effective reading-related techniques for fostering comprehension of materials in their area.  This book provides a core set of instructional techniques that are easy for teachers to implement and that do not encroach on the time spent learning content.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Teaching through Text:  Reading and Writing in the Content Areas is an evidence-based text designed to help middle and high school content teachers apply effective reading-related techniques for fostering comprehension of materials in their area.  Renowned authors Mike McKenna and Dick Robinson provide a core set of instructional techniques that are easy for teachers to implement and that do not encroach on the time spent learning content. This first edition is now available in paperback and with a new format.

 

Take a peek inside...

• All approaches within the text have a strong empirical base.
• Instructional approaches nested within a “before-during-after” lesson format provide a straightforward organization throughout the text.
• “Net Worth” boxes provide students with up-to-date Web sites, which offer an abundance of free resources.
• “Getting Involved” sections provide ideas for extension and practical application through activities and assignments.

About the Author:

Michael C. McKenna is Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading at the University of Virginia.  He has authored, coauthored, or edited 15 books and more than 100 articles, chapters, and technical reports on a range of literacy topics. His books include The Literacy Coach’s Handbook: A Guide to Research-Based Reform, Differentiated Reading Instruction: Strategies for the Primary Grades, and The Literacy Coaching Challenge, with Sharon Walpole. Other books include Assessment for Reading Instruction (with Steven Stahl), Help for Struggling Readers, Issues and Trends in Literacy Education, with Richard Robinson, among others.

 

Richard D. Robinson is Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Missouri—Columbia. He is the author of 10 books and numerous articles on many areas of literacy development. His national prominence in the field of literacy has been acknowledged through many awards, such as the William H. Byler Distinguished Professor Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0132074729
• ISBN 13: 9780132074728
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250