Reading History A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy

Name: Reading History A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy
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ISBN: 9780195165968

ISBN-10: 0195165969

ISBN-13: 9780195165968

Edition: 2005

Authors: Janet Allen, Christine Landaker

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List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/27/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction: "The Silver War" and Other Challenges to Reading History



Building Foundations for Reading Success: Pre-Reading Strategies for Assessing and Building Background Knowledge


Activating and Building Background Knowledge


Assessing Students' Background Knowledge


Creating Meaningful and Memorable Historical Contexts


Anticipating Content Language


Developing a Purpose for Reading



Providing Ongoing Support: Supporting and Monitoring Comprehension during Reading


Meaning Maker: Conversation, Connections, and Commitment


Questions Game


ReQuest


Code Breaker: Learning How to Learn Specialized Language


Content Language Awareness


Exclusion Brainstorming


Teaching Specialized Vocabulary Words


Strategies for Learning New and Unknown Words


Text User: Examining and Managing Text Types


Expository Texts


Functional Texts


Narrative Texts


Connecting Solid Foundations and Comprehension



Making Learning Meaningful: Extending and Transferring Knowledge after Reading


The So-What Factor: Remembering Important Ideas


Outlines/Story Maps


Mapping/Webbing


R.E.A.P.


Understanding Point of View and Multiple Perspectives


Multiple Sources: Multiple Perspectives


Owning and Translating History


Alphabet Books


RAFT


SPAWN


Timelines


Transfer of Knowledge to Testing


Environments That Support Extending and Transferring Content Knowledge



Best Practice in Reading History


Highlighting "Best Practice"


Appendices



Graphic Organizers to Support Instruction



Professional Resources for Reading History



Resources for Reading History



Text Sets that Support Theme-Based Units in History



Web Sites to Support Reading History


References


Index