| Description |
xvi, 480 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Content Literacy and the Reading Process -- Ch. 2. Language, Diversity, and Culture -- Ch. 3. Creating a Favorable Learning Environment -- Ch. 4. Planning for Content Literacy -- Ch. 5. Assessment of Students and Textbooks -- Ch. 6. Preparing to Read -- Ch. 7. Reading to Learn -- Ch. 8. Increasing Vocabulary and Conceptual Growth -- Ch. 9. Reflecting on Reading -- Ch. 10. Writing across the Curriculum -- Ch. 11. Studying and Study Strategies -- Ch. 12. Developing Lifetime Readers: Literature in Content Area Classes -- App. A. Word Lover's Booklist -- App. B. Read-Aloud Books for Content Areas -- App. C. Trade Books for Science, Math, and Social Studies -- App. D. Culturally Conscious Trade Books -- App. E. Standards for the Content Areas - Web Ready/ At a Glance |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Content reading and literacy : succeeding in today's diverse classrooms / Donna E. Alvermann, Stephen F. Phelps, Victoria G. Ridgeway. 5th ed. c2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-465) and indexes |
| Subject |
Content area reading -- United States.
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Multicultural education -- United States.
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Reading (Secondary) -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Reading (Secondary) -- United States.
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Teenagers -- Books and reading -- United States.
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| Author |
Alvermann, Donna E.
Content reading and literacy
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Gillis, Victoria Ridgeway.
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Phelps, Stephen F.
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| LC no. |
2009000183 |
| ISBN |
0137145527 (hbk.) |
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9780137145522 (hbk.) |
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