Building academic literacy
Subtitle: lessons from reading apprenticeship classrooms
By: Audrey Fielding, Ruth Schoenbach, Marean Jordan, [editors].
Contributors: Fielding, Audrey, 1942-; Jordan, Marean.; Schoenbach, Ruth.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; Jossey-Bass in partnership with WestEd
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Reading (Secondary) -- United States -- Curricula -- Case studies; Developmental reading -- United States -- Case studies; Literacy -- Social aspects -- United States
Genres: Case studies.
Other titles: Building academic literacy :
Description: Publisher's description: Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12, features pieces by five middle and high school teachers working with the Reading Apprenticeship instructional framework introduced in Reading for Understanding, (Schoenbach, et al, Jossey-Bass, 1999). Filled with instructional tips, lesson plans, and curriculum resources, this book offers guidance on conducting Academic Literacy courses as well as readings from a companion student book-- Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship. It can serve as an excellent resource for any content area teacher, grades 6-12, looking for classroom-based ideas to motivate adolescents in becoming more active, engaged and strategic readers.
Notes: "Published in partnership with WestEd."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-169) and index.
Table of contents: title: Supporting adolescent readers, an introduction to the academic literacy course and the reading apprenticeship framework / Ruth Schoenbach; title: "A really good conversation," engaging students in working with texts / Daniel Moulthrop; title: Awakening the reader within / Lisa Messina, Elizabeth Baker; title: The voice inside your head asks, "Are you comprehending?" / Carolyn Orta; title: Creating a reading apprenticeship classroom / Amy Smith; title: Designing an effective academic literacy course / Ruth Schoenbach.