Content Area Literacy: Toolkit of Disciplinary Strategies for Middle and High School considers various professionals who may find its content useful:
professors teaching a content area or disciplinary literacy course middle and high school teachers working directly with students literacy and instructional coaches; interventionists candidates for initial licensure and/or reading specialist endorsements
Because it is a practical tool for teachers of math, science, English language arts, and social studies in grades 6-12, it is also ideal for team, school, and district professional development.
Set apart from other strategy books, the fifth edition:
provides teachers with tools that support students' ability to comprehend complex texts independently offer explicit instruction for teachers to provide students using general literacy strategies. provides students with the discipline-specific literacy strategies required for deep, meaningful learning in English language arts, math, science, and history/social studies
Key Features:
Description provides an explanation of the strategy along with its practical purpose. How and Why Would I Use This Strategy outlines instructional routines that this strategy would support. How Do I Teach/Present the Strategy offers step-by-step implementation ideas and instructions for use. Connections to the Disciplines provides key behaviors the strategy supports along with examples for use. Resources provides additional helpful information.
