Describes the "Textbook Awareness and Performance Profile," an interview procedure for teachers or reading specialists to identify students strengths and weaknesses in reading and understanding textbooks. Offers guidelines for use, includes the instrument itself, and discusses its application to instruction. (SR)

Describes the goals and nature of school mathematics reform and the philosophy and nature of the constructivist classroom. Suggests that math teachers who are interested in creating reformed classrooms can look to constructivist theories of learning and content-area literacy theories and methods to provide the structure needed to make reform…

Teaching strategies that promote cooperative learning within heterogeneous, small groups of students, can be effective ways to deal with mainstreamed students in content area instruction. Cooperative learning not only develops academic competencies, but promotes positive peer relationships. To set the stage for cooperative learning, students must…

The three articles in this newsletter focus on ideas, programs, activities, and research concerned with reading in the content areas. The individual articles contain a discussion of the general approaches that characterize many successful content area reading programs, suggestions for educators who are considering establishing such programs in…

Outlines a delivery system which improves teachers' classroom performance by (1) introducing them to content-area reading strategies and (2) drawing upon the research on effective inservice education, in an attempt to create a format which will allow and encourage participants to experience behavioral change. (RAE)

Presents a rationale and suggests methods for teaching reading in college social science courses. Urges instructors to stress vocabulary and purpose when making reading assignments. Discusses ways of passage-marking; the skim, question, read, record, and review (SQ3R) method; and assignment mapping. (AYC)

Suggests that secondary school reading specialists desiring to establish a school-based, schoolwide reading program form a reading committee composed of content area teachers who propose ideas and help implement them. (MKM)

Argues that instructors involved in academic assistance must become familiar with the academic demands their students face in different content courses. Discusses four methods to gather such information, and shows how to identify relevant strategies for students to practice with actual course texts. (SR)

Secondary school students encounter textbooks that are expository in form and contain unfamiliar vocabulary. Principals should ensure that reading is taught in content areas and should understand the strategies for teaching content reading so they may evaluate teachers more effectively. (six references) (MLF)

Presents an approach used in high school English classes to connect students with the world outside high school. Encourages students to take risks by selecting a project topic, choosing and inviting a guest speaker, preparing for the visit, reading and writing on related topics, and doing a follow-up project. (SR)

Shares a genuine mathematical story that serves as the basis for discussing how the reading of stories contributes to mathematics instruction. Encourages mathematics teachers and students to write mathematical stories. (MG)

Explains why rereading should be an integral part of instructional practice and student behavior. Recommends that teachers of secondary school students give students instructional guidance when asking them to reread a text. (MG)

This article presents an interactive model for teaching content area concepts to secondary students with reading/learning disabilities. It offers procedures for activating student background knowledge and for assisting students in developing the relationships among concepts that are critical for concept evaluation, synthesis, and application.…

Maintains that second-language readers may have problems with content area text, particularly in the areas of language, background knowledge, and advanced literacy skills. Argues that faculty collaboration is the key, with ESL specialists, reading specialists, and content area teachers supporting second-language students in content area…

The purpose of this document is to assist museum personnel in developing appropriate exhibits, materials, and teaching procedures to ensure an exciting and informative museum experience for students. Objectives for the museum experience as well as ways to meet these objectives are presented. Sections of the booklet discuss: (1) presentation of…