Reading to Learn in Secondary Classrooms: Increasing Comprehension and Understanding Book

List of Figures and Tables vii

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

About the Authors xiii

1 Introduction 1

Lifelong Literacy Growth and Development 5

What to Teach 7

Research in Literacy 8

How This Book Helps 13

2 The Instructional Process 15

Before-Reading Activities 23

During-Reading Activities 23

After-Reading Activities 24

The Process 24

3 Before Reading 27

Background Knowledge 30

Developing Questions 31

Understanding and Using Text Structure 35

Previewing Text 37

Vocabulary 38

4 During Reading 43

Questioning 46

Jigsawing Text and Graphic Organizers 57

Reciprocal Teaching 59

Think-Alouds 60

Oral Reading 61

5 After Reading 63

Graphic Organizers 71

Written Summaries 77

The Importance of Writing 78

6 Putting It All Together 87

Students Today 88

Following Through With Assessment 90

What Does This Mean for Teachers? 92

Improving Content Learning and Literacy 93

Appendix: School Examples Using Instructional Framework 95

References 105

Index 109