40 ways to support struggling readers in content classrooms, grades 6-12
By: Elaine K. McEwan.
Publisher: Corwin Press; National Association of Secondary School Principals
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781412952057; 9781412952064
Subjects: Reading (Secondary); Reading -- Remedial teaching; Content area reading
Other titles: Forty ways to support struggling readers in content classrooms, grades 6-12
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Teach the 7 strategies of highly effective readers; title: Engage in teacher and student think alouds daily; title: Teach students how to activate prior knowledge and make connections to new knowledge; title: Teach students how to infer; title: Teach students how to monitor their comprehension; title: Teach students how to ask questions; title: Teach students how to question the author; title: Teach students how to search and select; title: Teach students how to summarize; title: Teach students how to graphically organize text and concepts by chunking; title: Use and teach concept maps; title: Teach students how to mark text as they read; title: Provide advance organizers before lessons; title: Use the I do it, we do it, you do it lesson plan; title: Provide models, examples, and non-examples; title: Preview and pre-teach critical concepts and vocabulary; title: Check for understanding frequently; title: Assess for learning, and for grading; title: Use and teach content vocabulary daily; title: Teach academic vocabulary; title: Teach vocabulary using graphic organizers; title: Reduce the cognitive load; title: Teach the structure of your discipline; title: Use easy non-fiction to build background knowledge; title: Determine what's hard for students and teach it; title: Provide easy-to-read short articles based on content standards; title: Assign oral-assisted repeated reading of content text; title: Use a variety of oral reading approaches; title: Vary your models, moves, and activities; title: Design interactive lessons; title: Use the cooperative learning model; title: Create content-based cooperative games and activities; title: Vary your seating and grouping arrangements; title: Give students reasons for reading; title: Develop and use scoring rubrics; title: Increase wait time; title: Build in frequent processing "breaks"?; title: Use and teach mnemonic devices - Write in response to reading on a regular schedule; title: Expect students to activate, connect, and summarize daily.