Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 338
Trim: 7⅜ x 10¼
978-1-4422-2711-8 • Hardback • December 2013 • $143.00 • (£110.00)
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Gregory Berry is currently an English teacher at South Salem High School in Salem, Oregon, where he has also served as Teacher Leader, Instructional Coach, and Instructional Coordinator. He received his BA in English, BS in education, and MS in education from Eastern Oregon University (1986, 1990). Berry completed his Doctorate in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, from Portland State University in 2009.
I. Part One: Getting Started with Content Area Literacy
A. Introduction
B. The Importance of Content Area Literacy
C. Benefits of Using Good Strategies
II. Part Two: Reading Strategies
A. Variation in Types of Text Across Disciplines
B. Responding to Reading
C. Pre-Reading Strategies
D. During Reading Strategies
E. Post-Reading Strategies
III. Part Three: Writing Strategies
A. The Power of Writing
B. What is Content Area Writing?
C. Writing to Learn Assignments that Increase Student Engagement
D. Easy, Simple Ways to Incorporate Writing
E. Alternatives to Formal Writing
F. Writing Activities for Specific Content Areas
G. More Great Writing Strategies
IV. Part Four: Vocabulary Strategies
A. The Importance of Vocabulary
B. Vocabulary Strategies
In line with “every teacher a literacy teacher”, examples of strategies in use are from different content areas. 122 strategies in all! (19 Pre-Reading; 18 During Reading; 14 Post-Reading; 25 Writing; 36 Vocabulary)
Section on use of technology.
Each strategy presented includes learning objectives, Common Core State Standards connections, a concise overview, and simple, easy-to-follow instructions for implementing the strategies.