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Alvermann, Donna E.; Rezak, Achariya T.; Mallozzi, Christine A.; Boatright, Michael D.; Jackson, David F. – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: One of several challenges to fusing reading and science instruction through the use of reflective practice arises from recent claims that it is questionable whether anyone can "make" preservice teachers into reflective practitioners. This challenge has implications for researchers and teacher educators in general, especially if…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Reading Research
Schoenbach, Ruth; Greenleaf, Cynthia; Murphy, Lynn – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
Published in partnership with WestEd, this significantly updated second edition of the bestselling book contains strategies for helping students in middle school through community college gain the reading independence to master subject area textbooks and other material. Features of this book include: (1) Based on the Reading Apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Textbooks, Reading Improvement, Reading Achievement
Conley, Mark W., Ed.; Freidhoff, Joseph R., Ed.; Sherry, Michael B., Ed.; Tuckey, Steven Forbes, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
In this concise, thought-provoking book, prominent researchers analyze existing knowledge on adolescent literacy, examine the implications for classroom instruction, and offer specific goals for future research. The volume reviews cutting-edge approaches to understanding the unique features of teaching and learning in secondary schools. Particular…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Instruction, Reading Fluency, Reading Research
Robinson, Helen M.; and others – Reading Res Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Attitudes, Content Area Reading, Library Skills, Literacy
Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA. Science and Technology Policy Inst. – 2002
In 1999, the United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) asked RAND to examine how OERI might improve the quality and relevance of the education research it funds. The RAND Reading Study Group (RRSG) was charged with developing a research framework to address the most pressing issues in literacy.…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy
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Guthrie, John T. – Journal of Reading, 1984
Urges that a complete science education curriculum should teach the communication skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking, as well as the practice of literacy in scientific areas. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Functional Reading, Job Skills, Literacy
McCormick, Sandra, Ed.; Zutell, Jerry, Ed. – 1989
This yearbook contains 59 selected articles from the National Reading Conference for 1988 which represent a diversity of topics explored through a variety of research paradigms designed to increase understanding of the critical issues of language and literacy. Included in the collection are "Political and Economic Dimensions of Literacy:…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy, Literacy
Seels, Barbara, Comp.; Dale, Edgar, Comp. – 1971
An updated version of a bibliography of the same title published by the International Reading Association in 1966 is presented. The 1966 bibliography emphasized references from 1962 to 1965 and also included some early classic references. In the 1971 revision, emphasis is placed upon sources from the 1965 to 1970 period. The revised bibliography…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Content Area Reading, Learning Disabilities, Literacy
Seels, Barbara, Comp.; Dale, Edgar, Comp. – 1971
An updated version of a bibliography of the same title published by the International Reading Association in 1966 is presented. The 1966 bibliography emphasized references from 1962 to 1965 and also included some early classic references. In the 1971 revision, emphasis is placed upon sources from the 1965 to 1970 period. The revised bibliography…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Content Area Reading, Learning Disabilities, Literacy
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Nourie, Barbara Livingston; Lenski, Susan Davis – Clearing House, 1998
Finds that preservice teachers have generally favorable attitudes toward teaching reading strategies in their content areas, but that methods courses in content area reading do little to enhance those attitudes. Outlines four activities to increase the desire of students to teach reading in content classrooms. (SR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Literacy
Orasanu, Judith, Ed. – 1986
In response to recommendations by a National Institute of Education (NIE) planning group to the effect that NIE should support efforts to understand the cognitive processes involved in acquiring basic reading skills and in comprehending linguistic messages, this book summarizes what has been learned about reading comprehension in the decade since…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
DiSibio, Robert A.; Savitz, Fred R. – 1983
The domino effect of illiteracy can be halted if students are given opportunity early in life to develop a positive attitude toward reading. Research supports the notion that reading interests lead to knowledge, which leads, in turn, to increased comprehension. Motivational ideas include using trade books and literature as collateral material in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Literacy
Readence, John E., Ed.; Baldwin, R. Scott, Ed. – 1988
Concentrating on theoretical perspectives on reading, writing and language research, this yearbook contains 33 articles which cover the politics of literacy, emergent and early literacy, vocabulary, comprehension, content area reading, writing, and teacher effectiveness. Articles include: (1) "Tomorrow's Readers Today: Becoming a Profession of…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy, Higher Education
Karlin, Robert, Ed. – 1973
This book contains papers presented at the Fourth International Reading Association World Congress on Reading in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in August 1972. The contents of the book are divided into three parts: "Literacy and Literature" includes papers on libraries, books, and reading by Jorge Borges, the future of reading by Theodore Harris, the…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Content Area Reading, Language Skills, Literacy
Douglass, Malcolm P., Ed. – 1985
The papers included in this book focus on writing and reading across the curriculum. Beginning with an introduction by Malcolm P. Douglass, the book contains the following 25 titles: "Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum" (Malcolm P. Douglass); "A Deepening Understanding of Reading and Writing" (Walter Loban); "The…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing