Keys to Learning: Skills and Strategies for Newcomers

Keys to Learning: Skills and Strategies for Newcomers
ISBN-10
0131892215
ISBN-13
9780131892217
Series
Keys to Learning
Category
Education
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2004-08-01
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
Authors
Anna Uhl Chamot, Catharine W. Keatley, Kristina Anstrom

Description

"Keys to Learning: Skills and Strategies for Newcomers" provides middle and high school newcomers with the skills and strategies to make a great start in reading, writing, and grammar. Research-based and standards-driven, "Keys to Learning" gives newcomers step-by-step tools for developing their academic skills and becoming successful lifelong learners. Using a four-skills approach, students gain solid foundation in essential skills and strategies through authentic literature and informational readings. "Keys to Learning" builds skills and experiences needed to develop literacy and bring students up to speed for academic learning. FeaturesReading Practice includes Content Readings in social studies and science. Functional language. Learning Strategies. Vocaulary and Grammar Handbooks. Content Readings(Life Science) How Naure Works: Ecosystems and Food Charts (Physical Science) The Universe: Earth and the Milky Way (Math) Solving Word Problems: Mathematics in Everyday Life (Literature) Poetry: Understanding Images (Social Studies) The United States: Reading Maps of Our Country (History) Martin Luther King, Jr.: An American Hero

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