A must-have, must-read resource for every teacher in all subject areas!
In todays 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 all secondary school students, including gifted and special education students, and students with English as an additional language
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 timprove 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 tsocial 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 tuse double-entry journals, text coding, bookmarking, and questioning strategies thelp students become more proficient readers These activities foster independence, self-reflection, and motivation in all students
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