additional resources
Reading in the Content Areas: It's Just Different
(Grade 5-10)
Theresa Hinkle
The following may be helpful in setting up teacher study groups, action research projects, etc. for the purpose of digging deeper into reading in the content areas.
Additional Professional Development
Tuesday Teacher Training Reading Across the Content Areas: It's Just Different (click on the link to register for the course)
Teaching reading at the secondary level often falls to the language arts teacher or to the lone reading teacher in a school. Studies show that schools in which all content area teachers provide reading instruction are more successful in increasing student achievement. This program provides reading strategies that may be used by content teachers to increase student achievement in the content area.
Credit: 10 points
Cost: $35
Note: Use of this professional development activity for credit must be approved by the appropriate individual in your school district.
Teacher Learning Models
Faculty Study Groups:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/murphy202.cfm
Action Research:
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/glanz203.cfm
Curriculum Resources
Allen, Janet. 2004. Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. Portland: Stenhouse Publishers.
Baltas, Joyce Graham and Denise Nessel. 1999. Easy Strategies and Lessons that Build Content Area Reading Skills. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
Bueh, Doug. 2001. Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning. Newark: International Reading Association.
Harvey, Stephanie and Anne Goudvis. 2000. Strategies that Work. Portland: Stenhouse Publishers.
Irvin, Judith. 2001. Reading strategies for the Social Studies Classroom. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Robb, Laura. Teaching Reading in Middle School. 2000. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. 2001. Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
Wood, Karen D. and Janis M. 2001. HarmonStrategies for Integrating Reading & Writing In Middle and High School Classrooms. Westerville: National Middle School Association.
Web Resources
Florida Center for Reading Research
Big Ideas in Reading
http://reading.uoregon.edu/
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/lesson_plans/language_arts.html
http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/
