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Carpenter, Brian; Earhart, Matt; Achugar, Mariana – History Teacher, 2014
Developing disciplinary literacy in history requires that classrooms become an environment where students can engage in discursive practices typical of the profession. Disciplinary literacy refers to the specialized ways of reading and writing used in history to construct historical arguments and ways of reasoning. Learning history includes using…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Content Area Reading, Literacy, Primary Sources
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Ness, Molly K. – Reading Horizons, 2009
The purpose of this mixed methodology study was to identify the frequency of reading comprehension instruction in middle and high school social studies and science classrooms. An additional purpose was to explore teachers' perceptions of and beliefs about the need for reading comprehension instruction. In 2,400 minutes of direct classroom…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Content Area Reading, Teacher Attitudes
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Colvin, Vonnie; Rayburn, Sue – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2007
This article describes ways that physical educators and librarians can team up to improve student learning in both content areas. The authors worked together at Trevilians Elementary School in Louisa County, Virginia for nine years. The suggestions included in this article are based on techniques they used and on the contents of a typical…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Collaboration
Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
This annual newsletter contains updates on the latest CCRC research, new publications and details of upcoming presentations at major conferences. The feature article in this issue, "Addressing the Needs of Underprepared Students," by Thomas Bailey, summarizes the discussion found in the paper "Challenge and Opportunity: Rethinking…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Research, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs