Reading and Learning in Content Areas, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Ryder, Randall J.

 
9780471365587: Reading and Learning in Content Areas, 2nd Edition

Synopsis

With its easy-to-read format and hands-on approach, this new edition retains many of the basic themes that made it popular, while presenting new and exciting ideas that reflect the advances in technology and the emphasis on multiculturalism. Based on a constructivist approach, the text introduces numerous ways for teachers to facilitate students' ability to gain understanding through reading, thinking, and communicating in subject matters.

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From the Publisher

This new reading methods text offers future teachers the solid research base and wealth of teaching strategies they need to improve secondary students' reading in essential content areas. Reading and Learning in Content Areas advocates a holistic, literacy perspective that focuses on the integration of reading, writing, cooperative learning, and critical thinking. The authors stress the importance of taking a constructivist approach to teaching reading...one that is ideally suited to today's increasingly culturally diverse classrooms.

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Key Benefit: With its easy-to-read format and hands-on approach, this new edition retains many of the basic themes that made it popular. Key Topics: This new edition presents new and exciting ideas that reflect the advances in technology and the emphasis on multiculturalism. A constructivist approach is stressed in this guide that introduces numerous ways for teachers to facilitate students' ability to gain understanding through reading, thinking, and communicating in subject matters. The focus on active learning and the emphasis on technology, cooperative learning, and student ownership makes this a book that truly empowers students.

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