Content area reading : literacy and learning across the curriculum /
Richard T. Vacca, Jo Anne L. Vacca.
- 9th ed.
- xxix, 481 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 454-468) and indexes.
Literacy and learning in today's classrooms: Reading matters -- From struggling readers to striving readers -- Culturally and linguistically diverse learners -- Assessing students and texts -- Instructional practices and strategies: Developing vocabulary and concepts -- Activating prior knowledge and interest -- Engaging students in reading-- Writing to learn -- Working smart: Study strategies and guides -- Bringing students and texts together -- Teaching and learning beyond the textbook: Learning with trade books -- Learning with electronic texts.
Contains real-world examples and research-based practices that focuses on using reading, writing, speaking, and listening in all subject matters across the curriculum.
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