Reading to Learn in the Content Areas. International Student Edition

by Judy S. Richardson, Raymond F. Morgan, Charlene Fleener

With READING TO LEARN IN THE CONTENT AREAS, 7e, International Edition, future educators discover how they can teach students to use reading, discussion, and writing as vehicles for learning in any discipline. The text explores how the increased availability of computers, instructional software, and Internet resources, as well as the rise of electronic literacy in general, have affected the ways children learn and create meaning from their world. The authors' unique lesson framework for instruction, PAR (Preparation/Assistance/Reflection), extends throughout the book. The text's reader-friendly presentation, balanced approach, strong research base, and inclusion of real-life examples from a variety of subject areas and grade levels have helped make it one of the most popular and effective books on the market.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Textbooks

536 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

Reviews

[Gigi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A textbook that is easy to read with lots of examples on implementing strategies for improving reading for all grades (K-12). Great resource!

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was very challenging to read because there was nothing exciting about it. The heavy, dull paper was hard to look at it for long periods of time, the chapters were very long. Examples or charts that corresponded with text were not on the same page as the reference. The dull shade of purple was difficult to process as well. However, there were a lot of good suggestions in the book that I hope to use in the future.

[Norm · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a lot of interesting and helpful methods to help students learn to read to learn. Was it a pleasure book? No. Will I read it again? Probably not. But, it got me thinking about ways I will incorporate reading in my teaching and move beyond, "Read chapter 10 for homework."