Overview

A continuing best-seller, the Sixth Edition of Content Area Reading and Literacy equips preservice and inservice teachers to teach content area literacy in an era of high accountability and provides in-depth and integrated attention to the needs of students from diverse cultural and language backgrounds.   This well-respected text has been lauded for its scope of topics and examples, its research-based information, and its accessible writing style. Written by trusted authorities in the field of adolescent literacy, Donna Alvermann, Stephen Phelps, and Victoria Ridgeway Gillis, the sixth edition includes up-to-date information on addressing the literacy needs of English learners and a culturally diverse student population.  Victoria Ridgeway Gillis has more than two decades of secondary school teaching experience, which brings added depth and credibility to each chapter.  This text also addresses new frameworks for reading and writing instruction, including a sociocultural perspective on teaching and learning and insights from the New Literacies.   

Full Product Details

Author:   Donna E. Alvermann ,  Stephen F. Phelps ,  Victoria R. Gillis
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.910kg
ISBN:  

9780137145522

ISBN 10:   0137145527
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   06 April 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780132685191
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Content Literacy and the Reading Process Chapter 2. Language, Diversity, and Culture Chapter 3. Creating a Favorable Learning Environment Chapter 4. Planning for Content Literacy Chapter 5. Assessment of Students and Textbooks Chapter 6. Preparing to Read Chapter 7. Reading to Learn Chapter 8. Increasing Vocabulary and Conceptual Growth Chapter 9. Reflecting on Reading Chapter 10. Writing Across the Curriculum Chapter 11. Studying and Study Strategies Chapter 12. Developing Lifetime Readers: Literature in Content Area Classes

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