Stretching Beyond the Textbook Reading and Succeeding With Complex Texts in the Content Areas
Stretching Beyond the Textbook Reading and Succeeding With Complex Texts in the Content Areas
- ISBN 13:
9780545554909
- ISBN 10:
054555490X
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 04/01/2014
- Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Strategies)
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Summary
• select books and other complex texts that support the curriculum
• craft essential questions that delve into key content
• teach reading strategies targeted for nonfiction texts
• facilitate small-group meetings and whole-group discussions focused on text-specific questions
• model how to support arguments with textual evidence
• incorporate writing to improve comprehension
• design assessments to monitor progress and adjust instruction
Designed for middle school, this rigorous approach to teaching in the content areas develops independence, fosters responsibility, and really builds content-area knowledge. A must-have for the CCSS classroom!