Improving Reading Skills Across the Content Areas: Ready-to-Use Activities and Assessments for Grades 6-12

Author:   Rebecca J. Gault
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
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9781412904599


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   02 February 2006
Format:   Hardback
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"A must-have, must-read resource for every teacher in all subject areas! ""This is a great book and full of good ideas that every classroom teacher can use. It has ideas that can be used with diverse students-gifted, ESL, Special Education, and everything in between. Rozmiarek makes a substantial contribution to the reading field with this book."" -Arlene Myslinski, ESL Teacher Buffalo Grove High School, IL In today's competitive environment of standards-based education, improving reading proficiency and increasing content knowledge have never been more important. Yet, developing exceptional reading skills in middle and high school students presents many obstacles. In this practical and user-friendly book, literacy specialist Rebecca Rozmiarek shares more than 100 classroom-tested reading activities that will benefit all students in grades 6-12, including gifted, special education, and ELL students. Incorporating years of success in helping struggling secondary students become expert readers, she provides both a jargon-free overview of critical research and activities that every teacher can use to improve reading comprehension and content retention. Student examples and sample modifications show teachers how reading activities can be used in content areas ranging from math and science to social studies and English, and more. Each chapter contains: A skills overview Detailed descriptions of relevant subskills Skill-building activities An assessment rubric Examples of student work Blank reproducibles of every activity Learn how to use double-entry journals, text coding, bookmarking, and questioning strategies to help students become more proficient readers. Based on IRA and NCTE standards, these activities foster independence, self-reflection, and motivation in all students."

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Author:   Rebecca J. Gault
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   Corwin Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9781412904599


ISBN 10:   1412904595
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   02 February 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface About the Author 1. Introduction to Reading in Grades 6-12 2. Setting a Purpose for Reading 3. Connecting to Prior Knowledge 4. Understanding Vocabulary Terms and Concepts 5. Identifying Significant Information in Text 6. Visualizing Text Information 7. Asking Questions for Deep Understanding 8. Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences 9. Analyzing Text Structure 10. Evaluating the Author′s Viewpoint Resource: Reproducible Worksheets for Chapter Activities Bibliography Index

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This is a great book and full of good ideas that every classroom teacher can use. It has ideas that can be used with diverse students-gifted, ESL, special education, and everything in between. Rozmiarek makes a substantial contribution to the reading field with this book. -- Arlene Myslinski, ESL Teacher 20050505 This guide dives into an abundance of tools to improve reading comprehension. Each chapter is filled with ideas to improve skills, such as games and note-taking strategies, and ends with rubrics to assess student progress. -- Class Notes, Spring 2006 20060213


This is a great book and full of good ideas that every classroom teacher can use. It has ideas that can be used with diverse students-gifted, ESL, special education, and everything in between. Rozmiarek makes a substantial contribution to the reading field with this book. -- Arlene Myslinski, ESL Teacher 20050505 This guide dives into an abundance of tools to improve reading comprehension. Each chapter is filled with ideas to improve skills, such as games and note-taking strategies, and ends with rubrics to assess student progress. -- Class Notes, Spring 2006 20060213


This is a great book and full of good ideas that every classroom teacher can use. It has ideas that can be used with diverse students-gifted, ESL, special education, and everything in between. Rozmiarek makes a substantial contribution to the reading field with this book. -- Arlene Myslinski, ESL Teacher This guide dives into an abundance of tools to improve reading comprehension. Each chapter is filled with ideas to improve skills, such as games and note-taking strategies, and ends with rubrics to assess student progress. -- Class Notes, Spring 2006


Author Information

Rebecca Rozmiarek is an author, national presenter, and master classroom teacher who has worked with both students and teachers across the curriculum in grades 6-12. As a Literacy Specialist, she works with teachers at Bel Air Middle School in Harford County Public Schools, Maryland to develop and implement effective reading strategies across the curriculum. In addition, she teaches struggling learners how to use strategies to acquire text information.

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