In Single Subject preservice programs across the U.S., literacy professors are coping with the demands of preparing their candidates to teach reading and writing across the content areas. The professors are challenged to establish a credible rationale for why teachers in content areas such as physical education, art, and music should be required…

Suggests that three dimensions should be considered by teachers who wish to develop the vocabulary development process of the students. (RB)

Discusses the use of a "reflection guide" designed to help students increase their comprehension and recall of a textbook chapter. Notes that the guide is especially useful if students are asked to read a chapter to obtain background for a class discussion. Includes a sample completed reflection guide. (RS)

Describes several techniques middle school teachers can use to help students make the transition from skills oriented to content oriented reading as they pass from the elementary to the secondary level. (RB)

A course for improving Dutch reading proficiency of entering university students was developed by the Linguistic and Literacy Studies department of the University of Tilburg in the Netherlands. Dutch secondary school students receive instruction in text-specific approaches to reading but no instruction in reading methodology. The course focuses on…

The suggestions in this booklet on teaching students to read came from successful veteran teachers who are trying to help other teachers to improve their teaching skills. The 58 ideas are arranged according to the following topics: (1) tips on encouraging young students to read, (2) tips on encouraging teenagers to read, (3) tips for content area…

Suggests that using the scientific method's five steps--recognize the problem, collect facts, form hypotheses, test hypotheses, form a conclusion--can help teachers of any subject help their students read with deeper understanding. (FL)

Finds that using discipline-based texts (in this case, psychology texts) in college English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) reading instruction increases ESL students' reading comprehension significantly, even if they are not psychology students. Suggests that such texts encourage students to construct schemata, increase metacognition of the reading…

Examines the skills readers bring to the reading act, the print requirements of social studies textbooks, why breakdowns in learning sometimes occur during reader interactions with text, and possible solutions. (SR)

Describes the suggested use of three types of reading/study guides (K-W-L, Selective Reading Guide-O-Rama, and Levels of Comprehension) which can be used with students at all levels of academic and learning proficiency to help them read their textbooks with understanding. (RS)

A PILOT PROGRAM IS BEING CONDUCTED AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY IN HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF ITS READING CENTER AND HISTORY DEPARTMENT. THIS COORDINATED HISTORY-READING PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE FRESHMEN WAS DEVELOPED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSES OF STUDENTS' DIFFICULTIES IN A COURSE REQUIRING EXTENSIVE READING, TO ANALYZE THE CONTENT OF A…

Reviews a number of beginning reading materials that can be used in improving children's reading skills in a variety of content areas. (FL)

Pennsylvania's Content Area Reading Program uses a network of 50 trained instructors to help teachers improve students' content area reading skills. This article covers program content, instructor recruitment and training, variations in program presentation, factors underlying program success, and steps in planning inservice programs in content…

Describes the Instructional Framework, a teacher-constructed activity in which students are shown how to develop concepts while simultaneously learning content. (FL)

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…