Strategies for Integrating Reading & Writing in Middle and High School Classrooms

About the Authors

Preface

Foreword

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Assessing the Literacy Abilities of Students Across Subject Areas

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Meeting the Cognitive and Affective Needs of Middle and High School Students Through Coooperative Learning

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Improving Reading and Writing Through Group Participation

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Using Oral Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms

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Improving Students' Comprehension by Developing Their Knowledge of Vocabulary

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Using Students' Background Knowledge to Improve Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing

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Visual Imagery: Improving Students' Comprehension and Recall

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Using Writing Frames to Help Students Construct Meaning

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Verbal Rehearsal: The Value of Retelling for Improving Comprehension and Recall

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Helping Students Gain More Information From Textbooks

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Asking Questions That Promote Understanding

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Improving Students' Ability to Read Critically

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Helping Struggling Readers and Writers

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Promoting Lifelong Readers Across the Curriculum

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Helping Students Learn From Listening and Viewing

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Fostering Self-Expression Through the Arts

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Integrating Technology to Integrate Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum

A Final Note

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