Reading for understanding : a guide to improving reading in middle and high school classrooms

Abstract

Part I: Confronting the Problems of Middle and High School Reading. 1. Rethinking the Problem: Crisis and Opportunity. 2. The Reading Apprenticeship Framework. Part II: Reading Apprenticeship in the Classroom. 3. Developing Academic Literacy. 4. Motivating Students to Take Control of Their Reading. 5. Acquiring Cognitive Tools for Reading. 6. Building Context, Text, and Disciplinary Knowledge. 7. Embedding Apprenticeship Strategies in Subject Area Classrooms. 8. Overcoming Obstacles in Implementation. Part III: Beyond the Classroom. 9. Professional Development: Creating Communities of Master Readers. 10. Developing Schoolwide Reading Apprenticeship Programs. Epilogue: Inviting Continuing Conversation. Appendix A: Academic Literacy Curriculum. Appendix B: Reading Assessment.

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