Publisher's Synopsis
∗ Focuses on content classrooms at the middle and high school levels.
∗ Introduces the Content Literacy Model.
∗ Offers authentic assessment strategies for content classes.
∗ Suggests ideas for building classroom environments which build a positive affect in students and permit scheduling of numerous content literacy activities.
∗ Features a special chapter showing how mastering the writing process can help students become better readers aqnd comprehenders of content materials.
∗ Includes a unique chapter demonstrating the many benefits and uses of fiction, non–ficition, and various media in subject matter classes.
∗ Discusses "how to teach" literacy skills as you teach content: Presents suggestions that are innovative, and exciting as well as the more traditional teaching methods and strategies which have proven effective for content studies.
∗ Includes a Learners With Special Needs section at the end of each chapter.
∗ Guided Action Research Project (GARP) – outlines a systematic method for trying out ideas described in the text.
∗ Chapter Organization
∗ Begins each chapter with a visual organizer for the chapter, followed by a series of Focus Questions.
∗ Concludes each chapter with a series of Reflection/Application activities
∗ Lists Recommended Readings
