Teaching Through Text: A Content Literacy Approach to Content Area Reading

352 Pages Indexed. A couple of dozen pages have some underlining, check marks or underlining mostly on the Contents page, the first few pages, and at the end of the book. Yellow glossy laminated boards. Intended for courses in content area reading and reading strategies, this innovative text presents the most current research on how literacy can be used to enhance learning. Defines content literacy as the possession of those skills needed ot construct subject matter knowledge through the processes of reading and writing. The authors content aht any concepotualization of literacy, beyond its most basic applications, is best viewed from a content-specific perspective: that the best learners from text actively engage in constructding, verifying, and extending meaning as they read. Integrating a variety of actual classroom examples, the authors emphasize the universal applicability of most content area reading techniques and show teachers that literacy is a tool uniquely defined by their disciplines --- a tool whereby knowledge is used to acquire more knowledge. A getting involved section at the end of each chapter encouraging students to apply course material and to tailor it to their needs. A focus on student attitudes. Many ideas fdor integrating technology into content literacy activities. Attention to learners with special needs. Numerous lthought-provoking quotes from noted writers and pohilosophers.…