Reading History : A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy.
Allen, Janet.
Reading History : A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: "The Silver War" and Other Challenges to Reading History -- Chapter 1 Building Foundations for Reading Success: Pre-Reading Strategies for Assessing and Building Background Knowledge -- Activating and Building Background Knowledge -- Assessing Students' Background Knowledge -- Creating Meaningful and Memorable Historical Contexts -- Anticipating Content Language -- Developing a Purpose for Reading -- Chapter 2 Providing Ongoing Support: Supporting and Monitoring Comprehension during Reading -- Meaning Maker: Conversation, Connections, and Commitment -- Questions Game -- ReQuest -- Code Breaker: Learning How to Learn Specialized Language -- Content Language Awareness -- Exclusion Brainstorming -- Teaching Specialized Vocabulary Words -- Strategies for Learning New and Unknown Words -- Text User: Examining and Managing Text Types -- Expository Texts -- Functional Texts -- Narrative Texts -- Connecting Solid Foundations and Comprehension -- Chapter 3 Making Learning Meaningful: Extending and Transferring Knowledge after Reading -- The So-What Factor: Remembering Important Ideas -- Outlines/Story Maps -- Mapping/Webbing -- R.E.A.P. -- Understanding Point of View and Multiple Perspectives -- Multiple Sources: Multiple Perspectives -- Owning and Translating History -- Alphabet Books -- RAFT -- SPAWN -- Timelines -- Transfer of Knowledge to Testing -- Environments That Support Extending and Transferring Content Knowledge -- Chapter 4 Best Practice in Reading History -- Highlighting "Best Practice -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Graphic Organizers to Support Instruction -- Appendix B: Professional Resources for Reading History -- Appendix C: Resources for Reading History -- Appendix D: Text Sets that Support Theme-Based Units in History -- Appendix E: Web Sites to Support Reading History -- References -- Index -- A -- B. C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N-O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Nationally known literacy advocate Janet Allen discusses strategies for teaching nonfiction reading using Joy Hakim's award winning A History of US series as the center of a blossoming campaign among educators to integrate literacy and history. Classroom tested at a variety of grade levels, real student samples are interspersed throughout the book providing clearer understanding of the strategies in action.
9780199955053
Content area reading.
Social sciences-Study and teaching (Middle school).
Electronic books.
LB1050.455 .A454 2005
428.4/07/12
Reading History : A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: "The Silver War" and Other Challenges to Reading History -- Chapter 1 Building Foundations for Reading Success: Pre-Reading Strategies for Assessing and Building Background Knowledge -- Activating and Building Background Knowledge -- Assessing Students' Background Knowledge -- Creating Meaningful and Memorable Historical Contexts -- Anticipating Content Language -- Developing a Purpose for Reading -- Chapter 2 Providing Ongoing Support: Supporting and Monitoring Comprehension during Reading -- Meaning Maker: Conversation, Connections, and Commitment -- Questions Game -- ReQuest -- Code Breaker: Learning How to Learn Specialized Language -- Content Language Awareness -- Exclusion Brainstorming -- Teaching Specialized Vocabulary Words -- Strategies for Learning New and Unknown Words -- Text User: Examining and Managing Text Types -- Expository Texts -- Functional Texts -- Narrative Texts -- Connecting Solid Foundations and Comprehension -- Chapter 3 Making Learning Meaningful: Extending and Transferring Knowledge after Reading -- The So-What Factor: Remembering Important Ideas -- Outlines/Story Maps -- Mapping/Webbing -- R.E.A.P. -- Understanding Point of View and Multiple Perspectives -- Multiple Sources: Multiple Perspectives -- Owning and Translating History -- Alphabet Books -- RAFT -- SPAWN -- Timelines -- Transfer of Knowledge to Testing -- Environments That Support Extending and Transferring Content Knowledge -- Chapter 4 Best Practice in Reading History -- Highlighting "Best Practice -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Graphic Organizers to Support Instruction -- Appendix B: Professional Resources for Reading History -- Appendix C: Resources for Reading History -- Appendix D: Text Sets that Support Theme-Based Units in History -- Appendix E: Web Sites to Support Reading History -- References -- Index -- A -- B. C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N-O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Nationally known literacy advocate Janet Allen discusses strategies for teaching nonfiction reading using Joy Hakim's award winning A History of US series as the center of a blossoming campaign among educators to integrate literacy and history. Classroom tested at a variety of grade levels, real student samples are interspersed throughout the book providing clearer understanding of the strategies in action.
9780199955053
Content area reading.
Social sciences-Study and teaching (Middle school).
Electronic books.
LB1050.455 .A454 2005
428.4/07/12