Improving reading skills across the content areas [electronic resource] : ready-to-use activities and assessments for grades 6-12 / Rebecca Rozmiarek.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rozmiarek, Rebecca
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2006.
Subjects:
Content area reading.
Reading (Secondary)
Education, Secondary > Activity programs.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2005 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Improving Reading Skills Across the Content Areas: Ready-to-Use Activities and Assessments for Grades 6-12
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction to reading in grades 6-12
  • Setting a purpose for reading
  • Connecting to prior knowledge
  • Understanding vocabulary terms and concepts
  • Identifying significant information in text
  • Visualizing text information
  • Asking questions in order to develop a deeper understanding
  • Drawing conclusions and making inferences
  • Analyzing text structure
  • Evaluating the author's viewpoint.