Building Content Literacy: Strategies for the Adolescent Learner Book

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors
1. The Challenge of Adolescent Literacy What Is the Challenge?
How Can We Meet the Challenge?
Content Area Literacy Meeting the Standards The Challenge of Reading Diverse Texts Reading Narrative Texts Reading Expository Texts Scaffolding Instruction for Special Needs Students Chapter Summary
2. Teaching Specialized and Technical Vocabulary The Implication of Teaching Vocabulary Teaching Vocabulary in Content Area Disciplines Word Categorization Activities Graphic Representations The Writing Connection Chapter Summary
3. Reading to Learn in Content Area Disciplines Reading in Specific Content Area Disciplines Scaffolding Reading in Specific Content Areas Chapter Summary
4. Writing to Learn in Content Area Disciplines A Rationale for Writing to Learn Writing-to-Learn Strategies Chapter Summary
5. Speaking to Learn in Content Area Disciplines A Rationale for Speaking to Learn Speaking-to-Learn Strategies Chapter Summary
6. Fostering Real World Literacy The Literacies of the Real World The Internet Informational Literacy Inquiry-Based Learning Information-Gathering and Analysis Activities Problem-Based Project Learning Project-Based Learning Media Literacy Visual Literacy Chapter Summary References Index