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Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Kane, Britnie Delinger, Ed.; Cheek, Earl H., Jr., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2023
Educators increasingly recognize the importance of disciplinary literacy for student success, beginning as early as the primary grades. This cutting-edge volume examines ways to help K-12 students develop the literacy skills and inquiry practices needed for high-level work in different academic domains. Chapters interweave research, theory, and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Teaching Methods
de Oliveira, Luciana C., Ed. – TESOL Press, 2016
This volume in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Learners series was designed to deepen teacher's knowledge and provides instructional approaches and practices for supporting grades 6-12 ELLs as they meet the ambitious expectations of the CCSS for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. This…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, English Language Learners, Literacy Education, History Instruction
Conley, Mark W., Ed.; Freidhoff, Joseph R., Ed.; Sherry, Michael B., Ed.; Tuckey, Steven Forbes, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
In this concise, thought-provoking book, prominent researchers analyze existing knowledge on adolescent literacy, examine the implications for classroom instruction, and offer specific goals for future research. The volume reviews cutting-edge approaches to understanding the unique features of teaching and learning in secondary schools. Particular…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Instruction, Reading Fluency, Reading Research
Marzano, Robert J.; Marzano, Jana S. – 1988
Intended for elementary school teachers, researchers, and materials developers, this book presents a cluster approach to vocabulary instruction, in which words are taught in semantically related groups. Over 7,000 words from elementary school textbooks have been organized into 61 instructional clusters, each containing two levels of subclusters…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Learning Processes
Dupuis, Mary M., Ed. – 1984
Intended for both elementary and secondary school teachers, this book is a reference source for the most recent research in content area reading instruction. The seven sections of the book cover the academic disciplines of English, foreign language, mathematics, music, physical education, science, and social studies. Each section opens with a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Duffy, Gerald G., Ed.; And Others – 1984
Prepared by members of the Institute for Research on Teaching and the Center for the Study of Reading, the papers in this collection examine reading comprehension as an interactive process and explore how comprehension instruction occurs in the complex workplace of the classroom. Specific topics discussed in 20 papers include the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading
Scott, Johanna, Ed. – 1993
The roles that language plays in science learning, the ways that science can be used to develop children's language, and how increased knowledge of language goes hand in hand with the development of scientific ideas provide the key focus for this book. The introduction provides an overview by focusing on what we mean by learning science, what we…
Descriptors: Child Language, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)