Content literacy

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This casebook offers middle and secondary school teachers an appealing framework for "observing" how practicing teachers address the need to teach students in Grades 6-12 content literacy (the ability to learn effectively through reading, writing, and discussion) along with content itself. Through engaging personal narratives, seven content-area teachers from various grades explain how they use reading, writing, and oral language instruction to meet the needs of students in a variety of subject-area classes. Each case is accompanied by a thought-provoking question and a description of the content literacy strategy it addresses and bolstered by photographs, samples of students' work, and/or teachers' interviews. The final chapter explores ways to observe teachers and compare observations using knowledge gleaned from this volume.

Foreword. Preface. 1. Teaching, Learning, and Growing with Adolescents. 2. Sixth Grade World History. 3. The S.S. Toy Company Project: Grade Seven (A Collaboration among Technology Education, Art Education, Social Studies, English as a Second Language, and Special Education). 4. Integrated Civics and English: Grade Eight. 5. High School Biology. 6. High School Mathematics. 7. High School English. 8. English as a Second Language. 9. Reflecting on Teaching and Learning. References (for all chapters). Strategy Handbook. Index. List of Photos and Figures.