Describes three "generate" strategies for seeking information in text when expected clues are missing. (SR)

Presents a model of introducing content area reading strategies to preservice teachers, which goes beyond simply presenting instructional strategies to show novices how to match strategies to the teaching situation. (SR)

Argues that using reading strategies in mathematics classes can help students understand mathematical concepts. Discusses five principles for mathematics teachers to use in incorporating reading strategies in the classroom. (RS)

Presents five class activities involving (1) using paraphrasing cards to reduce unintentional plagiarism; (2) using cartoons to improve content reading; (3) scaffolding; (4) the Neurological Impress method and middle school readers; and (5) newspapers for adults with reading difficulties. Discusses what keeps adults out of adult education programs…

Looks at affective aspects in different stages of the reading process to find causes and solutions to the problem of students who do not read content area materials effectively. Offers teaching strategies combining affective and cognitive elements of instruction to motivate students to read content area textbooks with awareness. (SR)

Presents an interview with Jerome C. Harste, outlining a broad view of the relationships and interactions between literacy, content, inquiry, and curriculum. (SR)

The secondary school teachers can make a difference even if they do not have formal training in teaching reading in the content areas. Teachers can support improved reading comprehension by introducing model approaches that encourage interaction with text, which helps students gain insight into their own reading strategies and also increase their…

The recent interest of a number of educators in the reciprocal processes in the various school subjects and literacy (in the hope of achieving better teaching and more student involvement, interest, and enjoyment) is worthy of the careful consideration of all educators. All teachers involved in merging school subjects into a unit of study must be…

According to Dolores Durkin, reading comprehension instruction can be defined as activities in which the teacher does or says something to help children understand or work out the meaning of more than a single, isolated word. Carol Hodges criticized Durkin's emphasis on direct verbal instruction and broadened the definition to include…

Problems that students may have because of their unfamiliarity with the passage structures used in many social studies textbooks are discussed. Passage structures are defined as certain rhetorical structures such as compare/constrast, general/specific, and sequence. A teaching strategy for helping students overcome these difficulties is included.…

Shows how to integrate a college reading course with a content area course. Presents five steps of a procedural model followed by students, which include knowing what one needs to do, making plans, doing it, evaluating the plan, and deciding how to handle the problem next time. Contains strategy sheet and concludes with recommendations. (EL)

Argues that since young students often find expository material difficult to understand, teachers must take special care in preparing lessons on such materials. Proposes an approach that can help teachers through planning and teaching expository text. (FL)

Students having difficulty with reading in the social studies may be having difficulty with much more than the technical, skill-oriented facility with language that the content area approach is supposed to alleviate. Students must also be taught to interpret the text, i.e., to link the world to the words that represent it. (RM)

Extends and evaluates the Content Processing Model proposed by Charles W. Peters. Suggests revision of the model, and applies the model to the subjects of literature and agriculture. (FL)

The primary aim of this book is to integrate reading into school mathematics. A secondary aim is to reintegrate mathematics into society and humanity. This book goes beyond the traditional concern for reading word problems and math textbooks to consider how reading can support inquiry-oriented mathematics instruction. Drawing on findings from a…