Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?
Subtitle: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Published: February 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781571103765
Subjects: Secondary; Language; Education; Education / Teaching; Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading; Elementary; Content area reading; Reading (Middle school); Reading (Secondary)
Description: In Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?, Cris shows how teachers can expand on their content expertise to provide instruction students need to understand specific technical and narrative texts. The book includes: examples of how teachers can model their reading process for students; ideas for supplementing and enhancing the use of required textbooks; detailed descriptions of specific strategies taught in context; stories from different high school classrooms to show how reading instruction varies according to content; samples of student work, including both struggling readers and college-bound seniors; a variety of comprehension constructors: guides designed to help students recognize and capture their thinking in writing while reading; guidance on assessing students; and tips for balancing content and reading instruction. --From publisher's description.