Nancy Veatch is a National Board Certified 6^th grade teacher at Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, California.  She earned her BS in Human Development and MA in Education from the University of California at Davis.   Prior to teaching, she worked as the Project Evaluator for the National Science Foundation’s Nuclear Age Education Institute and for the California Foreign Language Project.  Mrs. Veatch has 19 years of teaching experience in the Northern California public schools. She has also taught content literacy classes as a part-time instructor at California State University, Chico.  Her professional interests include early childhood development, adolescent literacy, and content area instruction. She lives with her husband and two children in Cottonwood, California.

        A.     Understanding the Challenge

         B.     Teaching Literacy in Context: The LinC Cycle

        C.     Chapter Summary

        D.     References

II.     Chapter 2   Strategies to Build Vocabulary

        A.     Introduction & Goals of Vocabulary Strategies

        B.     Build Full Concept Knowledge

        C.     Teach Words in a Meaningful Context

        D.     Encourage Independent Use of Strategies 

           E.     Chapter Summary

           F.     References

 III.   Chapter 3   Strategies to Foster Fluency

        A.     Introduction & Goals of Fluency Strategies

        B.     Model Fluency

        C.     Guide Fluency 

        D.     Provide Practice for Fluency

        E.      Chapter Summary

        F.      References

IV.  Chapter 4   Strategies to Increase Comprehension

        A.     Introduction & Goals of Comprehension Strategies

        B.     Activate and Build Background Knowledge

        C.     Use Graphic Organizers

        D.     Summarize

        E.      Ask and Answer Questions

        F.      Monitor Comprehension

        G.     Use Multiple Reading Strategies

        H.     Chapter Summary 

           I.      References

V.     Chapter 5   Strategies to Initiate and Sustain Motivation

        A.     Introduction & Goals of Motivation Strategies

        B.     Foster Student Control and Choice

        C.     Encourage Collaboration

        D.     Ensure Mastery of Content and Literacy Skills

        E.      Chapter Summary

        F.      References

VI.  Chapter 6   Assess-- Learning About Students

        A.     Use Data to Drive Instruction

        B.     Collect Assessment Data: The LinC Class Profile

        C.     Chapter Summary

        D.     References

XII.            Index

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