num_pages: 424
description: Help students read to learn, not just learn to read The Fourth Edition of this well-respected text introduces teachers-to-be and practicing teachers to the reasons for and means of promoting basic and higher-order literacy across the disciplines. The authors discuss content area literacy in the context of promoting reading and thinking as an integrated part of specific subject instruction. Throughout, the text engages teachers in thinking critically, constructively, practically, and professionally about the art and science of teaching and literacy development.Now updated and revised, this Fourth Edition features increased attention to the needs of ESL/ELL students, updated coverage on the role of technology in content area learning, and new material on emergent content area literacy.
language: English
title: Content Area Literacy: Strategic Thinking for Strategic Learning
titlecomplete: Content Area Literacy: Strategic Thinking for Strategic Learning
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Wiley