Building Content Literacy

Strategies for the Adolescent Learner
Roberta L. Sejnost - Loyola University Chicago, USA
Sharon M. Thiese - Geneva High School, Geneva, IL
Building Content Literacy
February 2010 | 176 pages | Corwin
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"Secondary teachers will find that this superb resource informs the teaching and learning of their students and provides many research-based strategies to enhance reading comprehension and written language in every area."
—Johneen Griffin, Director of Secondary Pupil Services
Olentangy Local Schools, Lewis Center, OH

"Sejnost and Thiese address the national literacy crisis with a practical guidebook that meets the needs of adolescent learners by focusing on the literacy skills needed for the 21st century. The strategies engage learners and create independence in content-area reading."
—Rusti Russow, Director of Teaching and Learning
Kankakee School District, IL

Increase adolescent learners' success in all content areas!

Responding to the challenges associated with teaching middle and high school students, this resource offers specific strategies teachers may use to incorporate reading, writing, and critical thinking throughout content instruction to increase learning.

With step-by-step instructions, a wealth of examples, and numerous student reproducibles, the book presents an approach that secondary teachers can implement across all content areas. Roberta L. Sejnost and Sharon M. Thiese focus on research-based practices that increase comprehension and learning while meeting standards, including:

  • Techniques that foster the acquisition and retention of specialized and technical content vocabulary
  • Processes to help students better comprehend narrative and expository texts
  • Approaches to help students use writing and speaking to process their new knowledge and make it their own
  • Techniques for promoting the literacies needed to effectively use various media sources
  • Methods for scaffolding instruction for students with special needs

Building Content Literacy is an ideal resource for delivering developmentally appropriate learning experiences and strengthening adolescent's academic achievement in every content area.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. The Challenge of Adolescent Literacy
  • What Is the Challenge?
  • How Can We Meet the Challenge?
  • Content Area Literacy
  • Meeting the Standards
  • The Challenge of Reading Diverse Texts
  • Reading Narrative Texts
  • Reading Expository Texts
  • Scaffolding Instruction for Special Needs Students
  • Chapter Summary
  • 2. Teaching Specialized and Technical Vocabulary
  • The Implication of Teaching Vocabulary
  • Teaching Vocabulary in Content Area Disciplines
  • Word Categorization Activities
  • Graphic Representations
  • The Writing Connection
  • Chapter Summary
  • 3. Reading to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • Reading in Specific Content Area Disciplines
  • Scaffolding Reading in Specific Content Areas
  • Chapter Summary
  • 4. Writing to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • A Rationale for Writing to Learn
  • Writing-to-Learn Strategies
  • Chapter Summary
  • 5. Speaking to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • A Rationale for Speaking to Learn
  • Speaking-to-Learn Strategies
  • Chapter Summary
  • 6. Fostering Real World Literacy
  • The Literacies of the Real World
  • The Internet
  • Informational Literacy
  • Inquiry-Based Learning
  • Information-Gathering and Analysis Activities
  • Problem-Based Project Learning
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Media Literacy
  • Visual Literacy
  • Chapter Summary

References

References

Index

Index

Description

"Secondary teachers will find that this superb resource informs the teaching and learning of their students and provides many research-based strategies to enhance reading comprehension and written language in every area."
—Johneen Griffin, Director of Secondary Pupil Services
Olentangy Local Schools, Lewis Center, OH

"Sejnost and Thiese address the national literacy crisis with a practical guidebook that meets the needs of adolescent learners by focusing on the literacy skills needed for the 21st century. The strategies engage learners and create independence in content-area reading."
—Rusti Russow, Director of Teaching and Learning
Kankakee School District, IL

Increase adolescent learners' success in all content areas!

Responding to the challenges associated with teaching middle and high school students, this resource offers specific strategies teachers may use to incorporate reading, writing, and critical thinking throughout content instruction to increase learning.

With step-by-step instructions, a wealth of examples, and numerous student reproducibles, the book presents an approach that secondary teachers can implement across all content areas. Roberta L. Sejnost and Sharon M. Thiese focus on research-based practices that increase comprehension and learning while meeting standards, including:

  • Techniques that foster the acquisition and retention of specialized and technical content vocabulary
  • Processes to help students better comprehend narrative and expository texts
  • Approaches to help students use writing and speaking to process their new knowledge and make it their own
  • Techniques for promoting the literacies needed to effectively use various media sources
  • Methods for scaffolding instruction for students with special needs

Building Content Literacy is an ideal resource for delivering developmentally appropriate learning experiences and strengthening adolescent's academic achievement in every content area.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. The Challenge of Adolescent Literacy
  • What Is the Challenge?
  • How Can We Meet the Challenge?
  • Content Area Literacy
  • Meeting the Standards
  • The Challenge of Reading Diverse Texts
  • Reading Narrative Texts
  • Reading Expository Texts
  • Scaffolding Instruction for Special Needs Students
  • Chapter Summary
  • 2. Teaching Specialized and Technical Vocabulary
  • The Implication of Teaching Vocabulary
  • Teaching Vocabulary in Content Area Disciplines
  • Word Categorization Activities
  • Graphic Representations
  • The Writing Connection
  • Chapter Summary
  • 3. Reading to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • Reading in Specific Content Area Disciplines
  • Scaffolding Reading in Specific Content Areas
  • Chapter Summary
  • 4. Writing to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • A Rationale for Writing to Learn
  • Writing-to-Learn Strategies
  • Chapter Summary
  • 5. Speaking to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • A Rationale for Speaking to Learn
  • Speaking-to-Learn Strategies
  • Chapter Summary
  • 6. Fostering Real World Literacy
  • The Literacies of the Real World
  • The Internet
  • Informational Literacy
  • Inquiry-Based Learning
  • Information-Gathering and Analysis Activities
  • Problem-Based Project Learning
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Media Literacy
  • Visual Literacy
  • Chapter Summary

References

References

Index

Index

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Strategies for the Adolescent Learner

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"Secondary teachers will find that this superb resource informs the teaching and learning of their students and provides many research-based strategies to enhance reading comprehension and written language in every area."
—Johneen Griffin, Director of Secondary Pupil Services
Olentangy Local Schools, Lewis Center, OH

"Sejnost and Thiese address the national literacy crisis with a practical guidebook that meets the needs of adolescent learners by focusing on the literacy skills needed for the 21st century. The strategies engage learners and create independence in content-area reading."
—Rusti Russow, Director of Teaching and Learning
Kankakee School District, IL

Increase adolescent learners' success in all content areas!

Responding to the challenges associated with teaching middle and high school students, this resource offers specific strategies teachers may use to incorporate reading, writing, and critical thinking throughout content instruction to increase learning.

With step-by-step instructions, a wealth of examples, and numerous student reproducibles, the book presents an approach that secondary teachers can implement across all content areas. Roberta L. Sejnost and Sharon M. Thiese focus on research-based practices that increase comprehension and learning while meeting standards, including:

  • Techniques that foster the acquisition and retention of specialized and technical content vocabulary
  • Processes to help students better comprehend narrative and expository texts
  • Approaches to help students use writing and speaking to process their new knowledge and make it their own
  • Techniques for promoting the literacies needed to effectively use various media sources
  • Methods for scaffolding instruction for students with special needs

Building Content Literacy is an ideal resource for delivering developmentally appropriate learning experiences and strengthening adolescent's academic achievement in every content area.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. The Challenge of Adolescent Literacy
  • What Is the Challenge?
  • How Can We Meet the Challenge?
  • Content Area Literacy
  • Meeting the Standards
  • The Challenge of Reading Diverse Texts
  • Reading Narrative Texts
  • Reading Expository Texts
  • Scaffolding Instruction for Special Needs Students
  • Chapter Summary
  • 2. Teaching Specialized and Technical Vocabulary
  • The Implication of Teaching Vocabulary
  • Teaching Vocabulary in Content Area Disciplines
  • Word Categorization Activities
  • Graphic Representations
  • The Writing Connection
  • Chapter Summary
  • 3. Reading to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • Reading in Specific Content Area Disciplines
  • Scaffolding Reading in Specific Content Areas
  • Chapter Summary
  • 4. Writing to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • A Rationale for Writing to Learn
  • Writing-to-Learn Strategies
  • Chapter Summary
  • 5. Speaking to Learn in Content Area Disciplines
  • A Rationale for Speaking to Learn
  • Speaking-to-Learn Strategies
  • Chapter Summary
  • 6. Fostering Real World Literacy
  • The Literacies of the Real World
  • The Internet
  • Informational Literacy
  • Inquiry-Based Learning
  • Information-Gathering and Analysis Activities
  • Problem-Based Project Learning
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Media Literacy
  • Visual Literacy
  • Chapter Summary
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

A good overview text for use in an undergraduate introductory literacy course for pre-service content area teachers.
Mr Rhett Hutchins, Language & Literacy Education, University of Georgia
"This clear and concise text does an excellent job in preparing preservice and practicing teachers to use content area strategies to teach literacy in the disciplines. The chapter on real-world literacy is especially timely and useful. We definitely plan on using this valuable resource to help us better prepare the teachers of tomorrow."
Timothy U. Kaufman, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
"Sejnost and Thiese provide strategies to help all adolescent students in all content areas be more successful. Based on the authors' extensive expeience and research, readers are shown the importance of developmentally appropriate learning, methods and strategies that are challenging and engaging for adolescent learners, and the motivational value that comes from data-driven feedback."
Nancy W. Sindelar, Writer, Consultant, and Lecturer
"Sejnost and Thiese address the national literacy crisis by providing a practical guidebook that meets the needs of adolescent learners by focusing on the literacy skills needed for the 21st century. They provide educators with a book that engages the learner and creates independence in content area reading."
Rusti Russow, Director of Teaching and Learning, Kankakee School District, IL
"Very useful and practical for those enrolled in teaching methods courses for secondary English and practitioners interested the latest research on reading, literacy, and writing in the content areas, as well as practical applications and model lessons. It emphasizes how adolescent learners have special needs, whether they are gifted students taking accelerated courses or those with limited skills coming from disadvantaged schools with few resources. By offering examples using multiple modalities for instruction, the book is a very welcome resource, one which I wish I had had years ago as a new high school teacher. It encourages teachers to employ collaborative learning, problem-based learning and other strategies and provides them with many templates."
Nancy V. Workman, Professor of English, Lewis University

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