Stretching Beyond the Textbook: Reading and Succeeding With Complex Texts in the Content Areas
Stretching Beyond the Textbook: Reading and Succeeding With Complex Texts in the Content Areas
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Meet the CCSS requirement of increased nonfiction reading in the content areas with these classroom-tested, differentiated lessons that teach students to comprehend complex texts.
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Meet the CCSS requirement of increased nonfiction reading in the content areas with these classroom-tested, differentiated lessons that teach students to comprehend complex texts. Learn how to:
? select books and other complex texts that support the curriculum
? craft essential questions that delve into key content
? teach reading strategies targeted for nonfiction texts
? facilitate small-group meetings and whole-group discussions focused on text-specific questions
? model how to support arguments with textual evidence
? incorporate writing to improve comprehension
? design assessments to monitor progress and adjust instruction
Designed for middle school, this rigorous approach to teaching in the content areas develops independence, fosters responsibility, and really builds content-area knowledge. A must-have for the CCSS classroom!
- Grades:
- 6+
- Author(s):
- Lauren Francese & Rebecca Marsick
- Publisher:
- Scholastic
- Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 160 pp
- Media/Binding:
- Softcover
- iSBN:
- 9780545554909