A random sample of 4,000 secondary teachers evaluated a list of 36 recommended content area reading practices. Respondents (1,676) suggested that inservice programs concentrate on asking questions about readings, discussing valuable but infrequently used strategies, and using student-centered activities relating prior experience to readings.…

Middle-level and high school teachers must be skilled in content-area reading strategies and be able to teach their students strategic informational reading skills. Students who learn how to use background knowledge, text-feature knowledge (headings, graphics, and vocabulary), and metacognitive knowledge.skillfully will become strategic readers.…