Content Area Literacy: Learners in Context Revised Edition

“This textbook... provides good context to help readers of the book consider technology, popular culture, and English Language Learners. Its voice in the opening chapters is honest, sincere, and clear.”

-- Rebecca L. Godwin, Barton College

“This text presents a strong integration of theory, research and practice. It is the best on the market. My students will appreciate the writing style, abundant strategies, and current research. Teachers will appreciate the extra guidance in making accommodations for English learners and special needs learners. It is a wonderful addition to all content teachers’ libraries.”

-- Terrell A. Young, Washington State University

This comprehensive, hands-on resource gives educators ready-to-use tools and techniques for helping today’s diverse secondary school students develop the literacy skills they need to become more skillful with reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and performing 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.

Here’s what makes this new second edition unique:

· Updated information on the policy, standards and assessment scene encompasses the new standards and reforms coming out of the Race to the Top program.

· More specific examples about assessment, evaluation and grading (Chapters 6 and 11) help teachers deliver better assessments while dealing successfully with the challenges of evaluation and grading.

· Up-to-date citations references and citations, including more recommended readings, provide more resources for student learning.

· A new feature called Praxis Practice has been added to help beginning teachers prepare for the Praxis II test in reading across the curriculum.

· NEW! Marginal A+RISE®Teaching Strategies alignwith relevant concepts in the main body of the text and give teachers quick, research-based strategies to get to the “how” of targeting their instruction and making content accessible for all students, including English language learners.

Professors Rave:

“This text presents a strong integration of theory, research and practice. It is the best on the market. My students will appreciate the writing style, abundant strategies, and current research. Teachers will appreciate the extra guidance in making accommodations for English learners and special needs learners. It is a wonderful addition to all content teachers’ libraries.”

-- Terrell A. Young, Washington State University

“This textbook... provides good context to help readers of the book consider technology, popular culture, and English Language Learners. Its voice in the opening chapters is honest, sincere, and clear.”

-- Rebecca L. Godwin, Barton College