Building academic literacy : lessons from reading apprenticeship classrooms /

Building academic literacy : lessons from reading apprenticeship classrooms / edited by Audrey Fielding, Ruth Schoenbach and Marean Jordan. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2003. - xv, 180 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-169) and index.


Publisher's description: Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12, features pieces by five middle and high school teachers working with the Reading Apprenticeship instructional framework introduced in Reading for Understanding, (Schoenbach, et al, Jossey-Bass, 1999). Filled with instructional tips, lesson plans, and curriculum resources, this book offers guidance on conducting Academic Literacy courses as well as readings from a companion student book-- Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship. It can serve as an excellent resource for any content area teacher, grades 6-12, looking for classroom-based ideas to motivate adolescents in becoming more active, engaged and strategic readers.

0787965563 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Reading (Secondary)--Curricula --United States.--Case studies.
Developmental reading--United States.--Case studies.
Literacy--Social aspects --United States.

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