1st Edition

But I'm Not a Reading Teacher Strategies for Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas

By Amy Benjamin Copyright 2007
    156 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    This book shows content area teachers in middle and high schools how to boost student achievement by including lessons and strategies which focus on students' reading comprehension without detracting from content area focus. These mini-lessons and strategies are research-based and address the specific literacy challenges of each particular subject area (social studies, mathematics, science, etc.). The author has provided a large number of reading examples from texts, sample tests and assessments, and actual mini-lessons, their content areas identified by marginal tabs.

    Part I About Academic Reading; Chapter 1 Learning and Reading; Chapter 2 Scaffolding Vocabulary Instruction; Chapter 3 Standardized Tests and Reading Comprehension; Part II Academic Genres; Chapter 4 Academic Genres: Subject Area Reading; Part III The Strategies; Chapter 5 The Before-Reading Strategies; Chapter 6 The During Strategies; Chapter 7 After-Reading Strategy: Taking Ownership Through Wrap-Up Activities; Part IV Schoolwide Programs; Chapter 8 What Works? What Doesn’t?;

    Biography

    Amy Benjamin, a veteran English teacher, trains educators throughout the country in writing across the curriculum, strategic literacy, and differentiated instruction. She has received awards for excellence in teaching from the New York State English Council, Tufts University, and Union College. As president of the Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar, an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English, she is a leading authority on effective ways to teach both academic and creative writing. She is the author of eight books.