Books Details
Author : Janet Allen Pages : 46 pages Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
Language : ISBN-10 : 1571107711 ISBN-13 : 9781571107718
Books Descriptions
Finding the right tool to support learning is the key to student success.
When appropriate strategies are combined with engaging texts, student
interest and learning increase.In Tools for Teaching Content Literacy
Janet Allen put a wealth of research-based instructional tools at
teachers' fingertips to help students make connections with informational
resources and to read critically. More Tools for Teaching Content Literacy
extends this treasure trove with 25 new instructional strategies -- from
Expert Groups to Point-of-View Guides, to Wordstorming -- using the
same compact, tabbed flipchart format. Each of the strategies includes: a
brief description of the instructional tool; an exploration of how and why
the tool would be used for instruction in content classes; graphic
organizers; models; step-by-step instructions to support using and
adapting the instructional strategy; a research base that documents the
origin, adaptations, and related reading for understanding the
