Content Area Literacy For Diverse Learners

Author : Virginia McCormack
Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1604941413
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Content Area Literacy for Diverse Learners written by Virginia McCormack and published by Wheatmark, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... contains useful information and concepts that teachers can apply in the classroom and other instructional settings. ... There is also a detailed resource section listing children's literature and websites that can enhance your instructional practice ... This helpful and comprehensive resource can be used by preservice teachers, by experienced teachers and administrators, for development of staff at all levels, and by individuals in Alternate Route Teacher Certification programs."--Page 4 of cover

Author : Socorro G. Herrera
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807754501
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accelerating Literacy for Diverse Learners written by Socorro G. Herrera and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her new book, nationally known professional development consultant and literacy expert Socorro Herrera and her colleagues provide a theoretical foundation for culturally responsive teaching that will accelerate literacy development for all students, and particularly for English language learners. Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS), this volume incorporates current research and best practices for developing a classroom community that takes into account students' languages, cultures, and individual biographies. This resource provides proven-effective strategies, tools, and ideas that can be adapted and modified for any grade level and content area. This book features; a demonstration DVD showing the books strategies in action in real classrooms; classroom strategies that align with CCSS and Response to Intervention; guidance to help teachers use grouping configurations to build classroom community and maximize students assets; and a quick-glance overview and an in-depth exploration of each strategy that illustrates each step of implementation. 208 page book and 1-hour DVD

Author : Donna E. Alvermann
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 : 9780132685191
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Content Area Reading and Literacy written by Donna E. Alvermann and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Students and teachers have long appreciated the scope of topics and examples, the research-based information, and the accessible writing style presented by these three trusted authorities in the field of adolescent literacy. This seventh edition includes up-to-date information to help teachers address the literacy needs of English learners in their classrooms and today's culturally diverse student population, while also addressing new frameworks for reading and writing instruction, including a sociocultural perspective on teaching and learning and insights from the New Literacies. As in previous editions, this seventh edition is based on the assumption that, rather than just a mere add-on, “content literacy is integral to every discipline and special subject area, to the teachable moments that make less stellar ones tolerable, and, most important, to each student's motivation and engagement with learning.” The ideas the authors present are backed by research, tested in real classrooms, and designed to help teachers apply what is useful to their own particular disciplines. The ideas they share-both new and from "--Publisher.

Author : Thomas G. Gunning
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Literacy in the Content Areas written by Thomas G. Gunning and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2003 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflects the diversity of modern student population and emphasizes the need to gear instruction to include all students. This text provides templates for planning programs and making modifications for average, gifted, ESL and bilingual students. It emphasizes strategies, techniques, and materials for students who are struggling to learn.

Author : Donna E. Alvermann
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Content Reading and Literacy written by Donna E. Alvermann and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1998 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assuming that textbooks are necessary for learning content for middle and secondary school students, this text for teachers explores methods of understanding and teaching language comprehension. The authors treat reading, speaking, and writing holistically in their discussions of such topics as stud

Author : Socorro G. Herrera
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807776157
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accelerating Literacy for Diverse Learners written by Socorro G. Herrera and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research indicates that the culturally responsive teaching strategies outlined in this book accelerate literacy, language development, and academic growth for students in grades K–8, particularly for English language learners. Completely revised and updated, this bestselling resource speaks to the social-emotional needs of learners and helps teachers support each child’s development of a positive self-concept. The authors present best practices, aligned with reading and content standards, and tools for developing academic talk and instructional conversations in the classroom. Special emphasis is placed on using student culture and language as a means for promoting meaningful relationships among communities of learners. The text includes tips for using the strategies for parental involvement, gathering knowledge of the student's background, and promoting social-emotional learning. A companion website provides new video of the strategies being used in classrooms. "Accelerating Literacy for Diverse Learners provides teachers a powerful framework to guide their decisionmaking processes in support of their students’ sociocultural, linguistic, cognitive, and academic biographies. The book presents a varied set of strategies that actively engage students in communicating, displaying, sharing, analyzing, reflecting on, and using their own understandings to develop new understandings and gain access to a high-quality curriculum." —Ester J. de Jong, EdD, professor, University of Florida, and 2017-18 President of TESOL

Author : Patricia A. Antonacci
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 148334763X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Content Area Literacy written by Patricia A. Antonacci and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty evidenced-based strategies for integrating literacy instruction into the content areas Providing unique content on assessment, differentiated instruction, technology, and reflective practice, Developing Content Area Literacy, Second Edition is designed to help busy middle school and secondary teachers meet the challenge of addressing the literacy learning needs of all students, including English language learners. Each of the 40 evidence-based strategies is organized around eight essential areas of literacy instruction: academic vocabulary, reading fluency, narrative text, informational text, media and digital literacies, informational writing, critical thinking, and independent learning. Each topic has five strategies from which to choose, giving teachers ample variety to meet the diverse needs of the classroom.

Author : Aída Walqui
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780914409755
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scaffolding the Academic Success of Adolescent English Language Learners written by Aída Walqui and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of a decade long effort in school districts such as New York City, Austin, and San Diego to implement challenging instruction that is designed for classrooms that include English learners and that raises the bar and increases engagement for all learners. Classroom vignettes, transcripts of student interactions, and detailed examples of intellectually engaging middle school and high school lessons provide a concrete picture of the instructional approach developed by coauthor Aida Walqui, founder and director of WestEd s Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) initiative.

Author : Mark W. Conley
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 : 9780132690126
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Content Area Literacy written by Mark W. Conley and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Content Area Literacy by Mark Conley, one of today's top literacy researchers, brings educators a wealth of hands-on, ready-to-use ideas, strategies and techniques for helping today's diverse secondary school students develop the literacy skills they need to be successful in all content areas. The first section of the book helps teachers confront the need to fully understand today's educational landscape, while the second section focuses on the specifics of how to go about planning and teaching, using principles of content area literacy. A unique final chapter pulls it all together by showing educators how to enlist students' cooperation while reaching out to parents and the community to support teaching and learning.

Author : Richard T. Vacca
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 : 9780133389746
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Content Area Reading written by Richard T. Vacca and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long respected as the market-leading text in content area literacy, this book gives pre- and in-service teachers an ambitious, coherent, and workable exploration of content literacy to take into their classrooms to improve reading and writing for all students. Comprehensible and accessible, Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum, 11/e shows teachers how to use literacy-related instructional strategies to help students think and learn with both print and digital texts. The new Eleventh Edition emphasizes the comprehensive content focus of previous editions, including an ever-expanding knowledge base in the areas of literacy, cognition and learning, educational policy, new literacies and technologies, and student diversity. Chapter content has been upgraded to reflect current theory, research, and practice related to content literacy and learning in disciplines.