Content Reading and Literacy:Succeeding in Today's Diverse Classrooms

The Fourth Edition Builds on Past Strengths and Adds New Ones…
Student Centered. Culturally Diverse Students. Evidence-Based Standards.
Written by renowned authors Donna Alvermann and Steven Phelps, the Fourth Edition includes more emphasis and information on addressing the literacy needs of English language learners and culturally diverse students, a new focus on evidence-based practices and standards, and key information on newer frameworks for reading and writing instruction, such as the sociocultural New Literacies Framework, that equips students to teach content area literacy from a student-centered approach.
What Continues to Make This Book a Best Seller…

• Increased discussion of English language learners.
• New evidence-based research icons highlighting current research
• New standards icons from various subject areas help pre-service teachers make the connection on how content area literacy instruction helps them meet the standards in their disciplines.
• New writing icons throughout the chapters point to writing examples.
• Thoroughly revised Chapter 7, “Reading to Learn.”
• New information for all of the content areas in every chapter is represented in the examples, lessons, vignettes, and scenarios, making it easier for students enrolled from different discipline areas to locate content-specific/relevant examples.

Ringing Endorsements for Content Area Reading and Literacy, Fourth Edition
“Chapter 14-“Teaching for Diversity.” This is an excellent chapter that certification students and other graduate students can use to understand more about the types of diversity categories that are present in instructional settings. This textbook is excellent for students.”
Lavernia F. Hutchison, University of Houston-Central Campus
“There are many strengths in this text. I particularly like the way it is laid out. I believe that helping the students to see the importance of content literacy from the very beginning is extremely important. Immediately following this topic the students then move directly into diversity, which includes the understanding the meaning of language and culture. Both of these topics form the basis for the rest of the course. Overall, I believe that this book is an excellent text for teaching in the Content Area.”
Randy M. Wood, Baylor University
“The strengths of this text include the authors in depth knowledge of the field of content area reading. Their chapter on assessing textbooks is invaluable for secondary teachers who don't understand the difficulty of some textbooks and the problems these texts can cause students. The chapter on multiculturalism and the ESL learner is a strength. The chapter on vocabulary is outstanding.”
Patricia J. Pollifrone, Gannon University
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List of contents

Each chapter concludes with “Summary” and “Suggested Readings.” Dedication.
Preface.
Important Features of This Text.
Acknowledgments.
1. Content Literacy and the Reading Process.

Assumptions Underlying Content Teaching.

What It Means to Be Literate.

The Reading Process.
2. Language, Diversity, and Culture.

Language as a Vehicle for Teaching and Learning Content.

Diversity in Language and Learning.

Teaching and Learning in Culturally Diverse Classrooms

Culturally Responsive Professional Growth
3. Creating a Favorable Learning Environment.

Affective Characteristics.

Forms of Grouping.

Creating Community with Technology and Multimedia.

Conflict Resolution.
4. Planning for Content Literacy.

Instructional Decision Making.

Planning and Educational Technology.

Structured Frameworks for Content Literacy Lessons.

Beyond the Daily Plan: Unit Planning.
5. Assessment of Students and Textbooks.

Assessing Students.

Assessing Textbooks
6. Preparing to Read.

The Role of Prior Knowledge.

Assessing and Building Prior Knowledge.

Activating Prior Knowledge with Prereading Strategies.
7. Reading to Learn.

Constructing Mean with Text.

Helping Students Comprehend.

Questions and Questioning.

Comprehension Guides.

Sensing and Responding to Text Structure
8. Increasing Vocabulary and Conceptual Growth.

Learning Words and Concepts

How Students Learn Vocabulary

Teaching Vocabulary

Developing Students' Independence

Reinforcing Vocabulary
9. Reflecting on Reading.

Engaging Students Through Discussion.

Guiding Student Reflection.

Promoting Critical Literacy
10. Writing Across the Curriculum.

What Content Teachers Need to Know about Writing.

Writing Activities for Content Areas.

Writing to Inquire.

Responding to Student Writing.
11. Studying and Study Strategies.

Prerequisites for Effective Studying.

Accessing Information.

Preparing for Tests.

Using Study Strategies.
12. Developing Lifetime Readers: Literature in Content Area Classes.

Benefits of Using Literature in Content Areas.

Encouraging Responses to Literature.

Integrating Literature into Content Areas.

Developing Awareness of Diversity through Literature.
Appendix A. Word Lover's Booklist.
Appendix B. Read-Aloud Books for Content Areas.
Appendix C. Trade Books for Science, Math, and Social Studies.
Appendix D. Culturally Conscious Trade Books.
Appendix E. Standards for the Content Areas.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.

Summary

One of the best-selling texts of its kind, Content Area Reading and Literacy, Fourth Edition, equips students to teach content area literacy from a student-centered approach and provides in-depth and integrated attention to the content literacy needs of students from diverse cultural and language backgrounds.
This well-respected text has been lauded for its scope of topics and examples, its accessible level, and its writing style. Written by renowned authors Donna Alvermann and Steven Phelps, this new edition includes more emphasis and information on addressing the literacy needs of English language learners and culturally diverse students. This text also addresses new frameworks for reading and writing instruction, such as the sociocultural New Literacies Framework. In a time when standards and evidence-based research methods are driving the field, this new edition also includes more emphasis on evidence-based research and standards in each chapter. Finally, throughout the book, students are introduced to more varied examples from other content areas, especially math and science, as well as to current trends in technology and media. Connected with major research and theoretical frameworks, the text provides concepts and strategies for practical use in today's diverse classrooms.

Product details

• Authors: Donna E. Alvermann, Stephen F. Phelps
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2004
• EAN: 9780205410392
• ISBN: 978-0-205-41039-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Weight: 1000 g
• Series: Allyn & Bacon; Allyn & Bacon