Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum

Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum
ISBN-10
013703511X
ISBN-13
9780137035113
Series
Content Area Reading
Category
Content area reading
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Allyn & Bacon
Authors
RICHARD T. VACCA, Maryann E. Mraz, Jo Anne L. Vacca

Description

The first half of this book places the focus on the cultural, linguistic, and academic diversity of today's learners; their personal and academic literacies, and the kinds of texts that are integral to their lives in and out of schools. The second half contains a multitude of evidence-based instructional strategies waiting to be adapted to meet the conceptual demands inherent in disciplinary learning.

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