
- 342 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines
About this book
Being literate in an academic discipline is more than being able to read and comprehend text; you can think, speak, and write as a historian, scientist, mathematician, or artist. Author Doug Buehl strips away the one-size-fits-all approach to content area literacy and presents an instructional model for disciplinary literacy, which honors the discipline and helps students learn within that area. In this revised second edition, Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines shows how to help students adjust their thinking to comprehend a range of complex texts that fall outside their reading comfort zones. Inside you'll find:
- Instructional tools that adapt generic literacy practices to discipline-specific variations
- Strategies for frontloading instruction to activate and build background knowledge
- New approaches for encouraging inquiry around disciplinary texts
- In-depth exploration of the role of argumentation in informational text
- Numerous examples from science, mathematics, history and social studies, English/language arts, and related arts to show you what vibrant learning looks like in various classroom settings
Designed to be a natural companion to Buehl's Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning, Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines introduces teachers from all disciplines to new kinds of thinking and, ultimately, teaching that helps students achieve new levels of understanding.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Credits
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Mentoring Students in Disciplinary Literacy
- Chapter 2 Teaching Comprehension of Complex Disciplinary Texts
- Chapter 3 Teaching to the Match: Bridging Academic Knowledge Gaps
- Chapter 4 Frontloading Instruction That Activates and Builds Academic Knowledge
- Chapter 5 Building Inquiring Minds Around Disciplinary Texts
- Chapter 6 Instructional Practices for Working Complex Disciplinary Texts
- Chapter 7 Customizing Literacy Practices
- Appendix References for Strategies
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index