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Download full textChung, Mi-Hyun; Keckler, Barbara – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2016
This paper will explain what a reading teacher learned from working with a group of first-grade struggling readers in a series of shared-book experience classes. The shared-book experience approach used a variety of science-themed books that were aligned with the first-grade curriculum and appropriate for beginning readers. Considering the…
Descriptors: Books, Scientific Literacy, Reading Difficulties, Reading Teachers
Direct linkNeuman, Susan B.; Roskos, Kathleen – Reading Teacher, 2012
With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards, curriculum resources are shifting from an emphasis on literary texts to a greater focus on informational texts. Although we need to understand the intention of these new Common Core State Standards, and the important drive toward greater content knowledge for all students, we must be wary of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Children
Indiana Department of Education, 2009
The Grade 2 Informational Text Reading Inventory (ITRI) was developed to help early primary students develop the skills necessary to read and use informational text. This booklet contains all the information teachers need to use the Grade 2 ITRI materials, including assessments, mock textbook pages, mini books designed to look like commercial…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Content Area Reading
Indiana Department of Education, 2009
The Grade 1 Informational Text Reading Inventory (ITRI) was developed to help early primary students develop the skills necessary to read and use informational text. This booklet contains all the information teachers need to use the Grade 1 ITRI materials, including assessments, mock textbook pages, mini books designed to look like commercial…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Content Area Reading
MALLINSON, GEORGE G. – 1967
THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER THE READING SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SCIENCE LEARNING IS DISCUSSED. IN THE PAST, THE TEACHING OF READING WAS BASED ON THESE TWO MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS--THE RECOGNITION OF MEANINGS OF INDIVIDUAL WORDS AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WORD STIMULI RECEIVED FROM THE PRINTED PAGE INTO MEANINGFUL PATTERNS. THE RESURGENCE OF THE…
Descriptors: Books, Communications, Content Area Reading, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedNixon, Helen; Comber, Barbara – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2001
Outlines the rise of "young adult" books, and discusses issues related to the appropriateness of books for adolescents. Discusses and reviews 10 books for adolescents and young adults. Notes briefly three books for teachers with ideas for improving the reading and writing skills of students in various content areas. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Class Activities, Content Area Reading
Poole, Gary; Poole, Scott – 1986
Intended for language arts teachers of the upper elementary grades, this guide suggests vocabulary and discussion questions for teaching novels. The questions are on an inferential level of interpretation, rather than literal, and address such topics as style, technique, and plot development. Novels for which questions are provided are: (1)…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
Indiana Department of Education, 2005
The Informational Text Reading Inventory (ITRI) was created when the Center for Innovation in Assessment (CIA) observed that students in grade four experience a significant drop in performance in all of their subject areas. CIA researched solutions and identified the critical issue as the students' struggle to apply the reading skills they have…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Content Area Reading
Busching, Beverly A., Ed.; Schwartz, Judith I., Ed. – 1983
Intended for elementary school teachers and supervisors, this collection of articles focuses on creating meaningful learning through an integrated language arts approach. Divided into three sections, the articles discuss the theoretical and practical frameworks that support program integration; examine real programs, tested procedures, and actual…
Descriptors: Books, Child Language, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development
