Prepares teachers for careers in literacy education, emphasizing the role of literacy education in promoting the spirit of democratic life. Chapters on the reading process, teacher empowerment, teaching approaches, higher order literacy, content area reading, and literacy provisions for children with special needs feature graphic summaries and overviews, activities, and discussion questions. Includes material on formal and informal reading assessment, and components of successful school literacy programs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach

Education & Teaching

Manzo, Anthony V.

Manzo, Ula Casale

Schools & Teaching

Wadsworth Pub. Co.

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.

Content Area Literacy: Strategic Teaching for Strategic Learning

Thomas, Matthew M.

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

The Third Edition of this well respected text introduces readers to the why and how of promoting basic and higher-order literacy. It does so in the context of the importance of reading and thinking as a collateral part of specific subject instruction in an increasingly interconnected local and global environment. Conveyed in a clear and comprehensive manner, the ideas and methods presented reflect nearly a century of progress and the continuing evolution into this age of local and worldwide telecomputing

Content Area Literacy: Interactive Teaching for Active Learning, 3rd Edition

Reference

Estes, Thomas H.

Words, Language & Grammar

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