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Direct linkLyon, Edward G.; Mackura, Kelly M. – Teachers College Press, 2023
This practical resource takes educators through a planning process--from selecting standards to designing learning activities--that weaves together language, literacy, and science in ways that are responsive to emergent bilinguals. Drawing on extensive and current research, the authors show how secondary educators can use students' own language…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Bilingualism, Secondary School Teachers, Second Language Learning
Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Kane, Britnie Delinger, Ed.; Cheek, Earl H., Jr., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2023
Educators increasingly recognize the importance of disciplinary literacy for student success, beginning as early as the primary grades. This cutting-edge volume examines ways to help K-12 students develop the literacy skills and inquiry practices needed for high-level work in different academic domains. Chapters interweave research, theory, and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Teaching Methods
de Oliveira, Luciana C., Ed. – TESOL Press, 2016
This volume in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Learners series was designed to deepen teacher's knowledge and provides instructional approaches and practices for supporting grades 6-12 ELLs as they meet the ambitious expectations of the CCSS for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. This…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, English Language Learners, Literacy Education, History Instruction
Jetton, Tamara L., Ed.; Shanahan, Cynthia, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2012
From leading authorities in both adolescent literacy and content-area teaching, this book addresses the particular challenges of literacy learning in each of the major academic disciplines. Chapters focus on how to help students successfully engage with texts and ideas in English/literature, science, math, history, and arts classrooms. The book…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Draper, Roni Jo, Ed.; Broomhead, Paul, Ed.; Jensen, Amy Petersen, Ed.; Nokes, Jeffery D., Ed.; Siebert, Daniel, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2010
Today's teachers need to prepare students for a world that places increasingly higher literacy demands on its citizens. In this timely book, the authors explore content-area literacy and instruction in English, music, science, mathematics, social studies, visual arts, technology, and theatre. Each of the chapters has been written by teacher…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Literacy, Reading Instruction, Middle School Students
Berninger, Virginia W.; Wolf, Beverly – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Students in Ginger Berninger's research studies "showed significant improvement in their reading and writing" after using these lessons--now available to teachers for the first time ever in one convenient book! A state-of-the-art set of lesson plans that can be used for differentiated instruction of students with dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL LD,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Individualized Instruction, Lesson Plans
Lent, ReLeah Cossett – Teachers College Press, 2009
Written for the busy practitioner by an experienced professional development consultant, writer, and speaker, "Literacy for Real" is a hands-on guide to meaningful reading across the content areas of math, science, and social studies in grades 6-12. It presents key information that addresses all types of 21st century literacy--visual, digital, and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Critical Reading, Content Area Reading, Literacy
Nordmeyer, Jon, Ed.; Barduhn, Susan, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2010
The definition of "English language classroom" is changing. When students have the opportunity to learn content and language at the same time, disciplinary boundaries overlap. Teachers are rethinking how they design courses, plan lessons, assess students, and collaborate with colleagues to support student learning and facilitate their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Bilingual Students, Minicourses
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
Lapp, Diane, Ed.; Moss, Barbara, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Writing Across the Curriculum, Visual Arts, Written Language
Chapman, Anne, Ed. – 1993
Based on classroom experience and grounded in current research in reading, learning theory, and cognitive psychology, this book presents practical approaches to helping secondary school students develop the ability to reason with facts and concepts. The book also focuses on inference and implication. The first part of the book explains and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Saul, Wendy, Ed.; Jagusch, Sybille A., Ed. – 1991
This monograph outlines important issues that surround the topic of children's science books. In the introduction, the role of books in hands-on science curricula is discussed. In the title essay of the collection, F. J. Rutherford argues against the reliance on textbooks in elementary school science, but yet feels that books are an essential part…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Educational Research
Download full textPeterson, Chris – 1994
This book traces Annabelle the dairy cow's milk from the farm to the top of a Friday night pizza. The book relates that when Annabelle gives birth to her calf she also begins to produce milk; the milk is then processed into cheese, and from the cheese, pizza is made (recipe included). The book features color photographs of the entire process which…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Content Area Reading
Butzow, Carol M.; Butzow, John W. – 2000
The purpose of this book is to suggest an alternative approach to the teaching of elementary science in light of more contemporary definitions of both reading and science. This method utilizes well-selected and conceptually and factually correct works of narrative children's literature. Although the method is most easily applied with picture books…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Earth Science
Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Even the youngest readers and writers in today's classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K-3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling;…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Visual Aids, Biographies
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