additional resources
Writing in Content Areas: Understanding Content
(Any subject area)
Mike Barney
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into the topic.
Examining Student Work:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/results/res2-01rich.cfm
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Critical Friends Group:
http://www.ascd.org/cms/objectlib/ascdframeset/index.cfm?publication=http://www.ascd.org/publications/ed_lead/200203/toc.html
Action Research:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/glanz203.cfm
Print Resources
Applebee, A.N., J.A. Langer, and I.V.S. Mullis. 1986. The writing report card: Writing
achievement in American schools. Princeton, NJ: National Assessment of Educational
Progress, ED 273 994.
Bangert-Drowns, R.L., Hurley, M.M., & Wilkinson, B. 2004. The effects of
school-based writing-to-learn interventions on academic achievement: A meta-analysis. Review of Educational Research 74(1). Pages 29-58.
Bloom, B.S. 1956. Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational
goals, handbook I: Cognitive domain. New York: David McKay Company.
Friedman, M I. 2000. Ensuring Student Success: A Handbook of Evidence-
Based Strategies. The Institute for Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Education, Inc. Columbia, SC.
Gaskins, I.W., & Elliot, T.T. (1991). Implementing Cognitive Strategy Instruction Across the School: The Benchmark Manual for Teachers. Cambridge, MA: Brookline.
Good, T. L., Grouws, D. A., & Ebmeier, H. 1983. Active mathematics
teaching. New York: Longman.
House, K. (1983). Improving student writing in biology. American Biology
Teacher 45(5), 267-270.
Hoyt, L. 1999. Revisit, reflect, retell, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Marzano, R., Pickering, J., Pollock, D., (2001). Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria: ASCD.
McEwan, E.K. (2002) Teach Them ALL to Read. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Moats, Louisa C., (2005) Digging for Meaning: Teaching Text Comprehension.
Longmont, Colorado: Sopris West.
Ong, F. & Breneman, B. (Eds.). (2000). Strategic Teaching and Learning: Standards Based Instruction to Promote Content Literacy in Grades Four Through Twelve. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.
Reeves, D. 2000. Accountability in Action. 2nd edition. Denver: Advanced
Learning Press.
Risinger, C. F. 1987. Improving writing skills through social studies. Bloomington, IN: ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, ED 285829
Saphier, J., Gower, R. (1997). The Skillful Teacher. Acton: Research for Better Teaching, Inc.
Wood.E., Woloshyn, V.E., & Willoughby, T. (1995). Cognitive Strategy Instruction for Middle and High Schools. Cambridge, MA: Brookline
Web Resources
The National Institute for Literacy
The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) is a federal organization that shares information about literacy and supports the development of high-quality literacy services so all Americans can develop essential basic skills.
The National Reading Panel Report An evidenced based report on the scientific research literature on reading and its implications for reading instruction.
Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
This cutting edge report by the Carnegie Corporation of New York provides a set of recommendations for how to meet the literacy needs of struggling readers. Although this report originally was targeted to the funding community, it offers information that will also prove invaluable to others, including researchers, policymakers, and educators.
CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.
Encouraging Writing Achievement: Writing across the Curriculum
The following links provide access to lesson plans in various content areas including language arts:
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/teachers/contentliteracy/
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
http://www.litandlearn.lpb.org/index.html
http://www.daggett.com/strategic.html
http://www.thegateway.org/
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/
