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40 ways to support struggling readers in content classrooms, grades 6-12 / Elaine K. McEwan. [electronic resource]

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Reston, Virginia] : Thousand Oaks, CA : National Association of Secondary School Principals ; Corwin Press, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781452297798 (e-book)
Other title:
  • Forty ways to support struggling readers in content classrooms, grades 6-12
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: 40 ways to support struggling readers in content classrooms, grades 6-12.DDC classification:
  • 428.407/12 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1632 .M347 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Teach the seven strategies of highly effective readers -- Engage in teacher and student think-alouds daily -- Teach students how to activate prior knowledge and make connections to new knowledge -- Teach students how to infer -- Teach students how to monitor their comprehension -- Teach students how to ask questions -- Teach students how to question the author -- Teach students how to search and select -- Teach students how to summarize -- Teach students how to graphically organize text and concepts by chunking -- Use and teach concept maps -- Teach students how to mark text as they read -- Provide advance organizers before lessons -- Use the I do it, we do it, you do it lesson plan -- Provide models, examples, and nonexamples -- Preview and preteach critical concepts and vocabulary -- Check frequently for understanding -- Assess for learning and for grading -- Use and teach content vocabulary daily -- Teach academic vocabulary -- Teach vocabulary using graphic organizers -- Reduce the cognitive load -- Teach the structure of your discipline -- Use easy nonfiction to build background knowledge -- Determine what's hard for students and teach it -- Provide easy-to-read short articles based on content standards -- Assign oral-assisted repeated reading of content text -- Use a variety of oral reading approaches -- Vary your models, moves, and activities -- Design interactive lessons -- Use the cooperative learning model -- Create content-based cooperative games and activities -- Vary your seating and grouping arrangements -- Give students reasons for reading -- Develop and use scoring rubrics -- Increase wait time -- Build in frequent processing breaks -- Use and teach mnemonic devices -- Schedule writing in response to reading on a regular basis -- Expect students to activate, connect, and summarize daily.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index.

Teach the seven strategies of highly effective readers -- Engage in teacher and student think-alouds daily -- Teach students how to activate prior knowledge and make connections to new knowledge -- Teach students how to infer -- Teach students how to monitor their comprehension -- Teach students how to ask questions -- Teach students how to question the author -- Teach students how to search and select -- Teach students how to summarize -- Teach students how to graphically organize text and concepts by chunking -- Use and teach concept maps -- Teach students how to mark text as they read -- Provide advance organizers before lessons -- Use the I do it, we do it, you do it lesson plan -- Provide models, examples, and nonexamples -- Preview and preteach critical concepts and vocabulary -- Check frequently for understanding -- Assess for learning and for grading -- Use and teach content vocabulary daily -- Teach academic vocabulary -- Teach vocabulary using graphic organizers -- Reduce the cognitive load -- Teach the structure of your discipline -- Use easy nonfiction to build background knowledge -- Determine what's hard for students and teach it -- Provide easy-to-read short articles based on content standards -- Assign oral-assisted repeated reading of content text -- Use a variety of oral reading approaches -- Vary your models, moves, and activities -- Design interactive lessons -- Use the cooperative learning model -- Create content-based cooperative games and activities -- Vary your seating and grouping arrangements -- Give students reasons for reading -- Develop and use scoring rubrics -- Increase wait time -- Build in frequent processing breaks -- Use and teach mnemonic devices -- Schedule writing in response to reading on a regular basis -- Expect students to activate, connect, and summarize daily.

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