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This text helps the reader understand that students dnot just learn tread in the primary grades Students must continue tgrow and become more sophisticated readers if we expect them tmaster varied content information and concepts The strategies in this book provide a framework tsupport content area teachers as they strive tengage students and increase content literacy as well as content mastery - Crystal Leu, Director of Curriculum, Lakeland School Corporation, LaGrange, IN Although reading is an essential skill for learning in any discipline, many students in todays secondary classrooms find reading tasks difficult and often fail tcomplete those assignments Now this proven, step-by-step instructional model shows secondary teachers how thelp students boost their reading comprehension, acquire knowledge through their reading, and process the information that theyve learned Providing numerous classroom examples, the authors show teachers how tuse research-based, high-effect strategies before, during, and after reading tincrease student learning in various content and subject areas Teachers learn how thelp students: - Prepare for learning and anticipate reading assignments through pre-lesson strategies such as previewing the text, activating prior knowledge, and developing questions - Remain focused and engaged during reading assignments through strategies such as reciprocal teaching, jigsaw, and think-alouds - Process and internalize newly learned information using strategies such as graphic organizers and summaries Easy timplement, this method helps secondary teachers improve students content learning and reading ability at the same time!
