ERIC Number: ED300786
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 82
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-87207-233-9
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading and Learning. Second Edition. Reading Aids Series.
Moore, David W.; And Others
Intended to be a practical guide to prereading activities applicable in the classroom, this book emphasizes students' independence by shifting the focus of instruction to student-centered applications. Chapters of the book cover such topics as: (1) preparing students to read in the content areas; (2) asking and answering questions before reading; (3) forecasting passages; (4) understanding vocabulary; (5) graphically representing information; and (6) writing before reading. Each chapter contains a statement of purpose and a list of teaching strategies, as well as a list of references. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Writing Exercises
International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Rd., PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139 (Book No. 233, $5.25 member, $7.75 nonmember).
Publication Type: Books; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: International Reading Association, Newark, DE.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
