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1 Recommended Resources for All Content Areas Special thanks to Carole Mullins, former Language Arts Consultant, Regional Service Center 8, for supplying many of these recommendations and annotations. Books Allen, Janet (1999). Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades Stenhouse, ISBN Allen provides teachers with a strong research base, numerous detailed classroom-based lessons, and graphic organizers to support the strategy lessons. Barton, Mary Lee and Jordan, Deborah L. (2001). Teaching Reading in Science. Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), ISBN Instructional strategies from Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who are adapted specifically for science. Available from McREL, 2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) , fax (303) or online at Barton, Mary Lee and Heidema, Clare (2002). Teaching Reading in Mathematics, 2nd Edition. Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), ISBN Instructional strategies from Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who? are adapted specifically for math. Available from McREL, 2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) , fax (303) or online at Editor s Note: Teaching Reading in Social Studies (ISBN ), another book in this series, is available from McREL starting in July Beers, Kylene (2003). When Kids Can t Read: What Teachers Can Do. Heinemann, ISBN Beers provides a teacher-friendly guide to instructional strategies for struggling readers. Beers, Kylene and Samuels, Barbara (1996). Into Focus: Understanding and Creating Middle School Readers. Christopher-Gordon Publishers, ISBN This book deals with making readers active learners and promoting literature discussions. Beers, Sue and Howell, Lou (2003). Reading Strategies for the Content Areas: An ASCD Action Tool. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ISBN This three-ring binder provides a series of graphic organizers addressing reading strategies suited to specific purposes. Billmeyer, Rachel and Barton, Mary Lee (1998). Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who?, 2nd Edition. McREL (Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory). This manual, a resource to assist teachers in expanding and refining their repertoire of teaching strategies, includes extensive descriptions and instructions for specific reading strategies. Available from McREL, 2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) , fax (303) or online at Buehl, Doug (2001). Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning, 2nd Edition. International Reading Association, ISBN This book features 45 literacy skill-building strategies for middle/high school teachers that emphasize effective learning in the content areas. Recommended Resources for Reading in All Content Areas 1

2 Burke, Jim (2000). Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques. Boynton/Cook Publishers, ISBN Reading Reminders features 100 best techniques for teaching reading, complete with tools and tips on how to implement them. Daniels, Harvey (2002). Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, 2nd Edition. Stenhouse, ISBN This book offers strategies, structures, and tools for using literature circles effectively. Ericson, Bonnie (2001). Teaching Reading in High School English Classes. National Council of Teachers of English, ISBN This collection of essays offers numerous practical strategies for helping students increase their vocabulary, improve comprehension, and learn to love reading. Several chapters address the needs of struggling readers. Flood, J. and Lapp, D. (2000). Reading Comprehension for At-Risk Students: Research-Based Practices That Can Make a Difference. In D.W. Moore, D.E. Alvermann, and K.A. Hinchman (Eds.), Struggling Adolescent Readers: A Collection of Teaching Strategies. International Reading Association, Inc., pp , ISBN X. Freeman, Marcia S. (1997). Listen to This: Developing an Ear for Expository. Maupin House Publishing, Inc. ISBN This book (for teachers grades four through 12) shows how to help students develop an ear for the expository genre by reading sample pieces to them and asking them to listen for the specific expository characteristics and techniques. Globe Fearon (2000). Reading in the Content Areas: Strategies for Reading Success, Levels A-D. Globe Fearon Educational Publisher, ISBN This set of four books teaches reading strategies to help students comprehend selections in the four major content areas: language arts, social studies, science, and math. Each book is written at a specific reading level and features high-interest reading selections, vocabulary development practice, and graphic organizers to help students absorb the information they learn. Harvey, Stephanie (1998). Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8. Stenhouse, ISBN This book shows how students can read expository text, engage in research, and write authentic nonfiction that is captivating, visual, and full of voice. It includes many practical suggestions to help teachers. Harvey, Stephanie and Goudvis, Anne (2000). Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding. Stenhouse Publishers, ISBN This book is full of practical suggestions to help students think when they read. A number of useful appendices are included (i.e., a bibliography of content-area text sets on the most common curricular topics in history, science, the arts, and literacy). Recommended Resources for Reading in All Content Areas 2

3 Hoyt, Linda. Revisit, Reflect, Retell: Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension (1998). Heinemann, ISBN This practical and up-to-date compilation of the best research-based reading strategies includes more than 90 reproducible strategies for improving learning comprehension. Keene, Ellin and Zimmermann, Susan (1997). Mosaic of Thought. Heinemann, ISBN Mosaic of Thought deals with the various skills that people must have to be proficient readers. It emphasizes the teaching of comprehension through a reading workshop. Jensen, Eric (2000). Learning Smarter The New Science of Teaching. Brain Store, Inc., ISBN Learning Smarter represents new territory. It is a unique compilation of research findings that collectively inform the teaching practice we have come to know as brain compatible. The articles, most of them published online by The Brain Store, summarize recent discoveries about the brain and learning while translating them into practical solutions for educators. Marzano, Robert J., Pickering, Debra J., and Pollock, Jane E. (2001). Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ISBN The authors examined decades of research findings to distill the results into nine broad teaching strategies that have positive effects on student learning. The book includes extended classroom examples of teachers and students in action, models of successful instruction, and many other ideas to help teachers plan and implement the strategies. Moore, David W. et al., Editors. (2000). Struggling Adolescent Readers: A Collection of Teaching Strategies. International Reading Association, ISBN X. A collection of articles from the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Struggling Adolescent Readers presents strategies for inspiring adolescent readers and providing the support they need to be successful. Mueller, Pamela. Lifers: Learning from At-Risk Adolescent Readers. Heinemann, ISBN Pamela Mueller uses first-person accounts from students who have spent all their lives in remedial programs to support her plea for a more effective literacy curriculum. Opitz, Michael and Rasinski, Timothy (1998). Good-Bye Round Robin: 25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies. Heinemann, ISBN This book offers teachers new alternatives to traditional round robin reading. It demonstrates how to use oral reading to help students develop comprehension, share information, and discover effective reading strategies. Pilgreen, Janice (2000). The SSR Handbook: How to Organize and Manage a Sustained Silent Reading Program. Heinemann, ISBN The SSR Handbook explains what sustained silent reading is, its importance, and how to implement it in the classroom. Recommended Resources for Reading in All Content Areas 3

4 Portalupi, Joann and Fletcher, Ralph (2001). Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8. Stenhouse, ISBN Nonfiction Craft Lessons gives teachers a wealth of practical strategies to help students grow into strong writers of nonfiction. Concrete strategies are included that help students scaffold their ideas as they write. Readence, John, Moore, David, and Rickelman, Robert (2000). Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading and Learning, 3rd edition. International Reading Association, ISBN This book provides practical activities that promote learning among adolescents in their daily work in content classrooms. It offers valuable strategies for asking and answering questions before reading, forecasting passages, understanding vocabulary, graphically representing information, and writing before reading. Richardson, Judy S. (2000). Read It Aloud! Using Literature in the Secondary Content Classroom. International Reading Association, ISBN Based on the author s Read It Aloud columns from The IRA Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, this book shows middle/high school teachers how read-aloud excerpts from a variety of genres can be used in the content areas. Robb, Laura (2000). Teaching Reading in Middle School: A Strategic Approach To Teaching Reading That Improves Comprehension and Thinking. Scholastic Professional Books, ISBN The author provides a variety of teacher resources that help students build a solid foundation for learning, including guidance for establishing a workshop atmosphere in the classroom. Sadler, Charlotte Rose (2001). Comprehension Strategies for Middle Grade Learners: A Handbook for Content Area Teachers. International Reading Association, ISBN This handbook offers 56 basic strategies, each with a description and easy-to-follow procedures, content area examples, and suggestions for assessment. Schoenbach, Ruth et al. (1999). Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms. Jossey-Bass, ISBN This book describes a successful approach to helping students improve their reading in all content areas. It includes a specific discussion of how one urban high school used the approach to dramatically improve its students reading scores. Silver, Harvey F., Strong, Richard W., and Perini, Matthew (2000). Discovering Nonfiction: 25 Powerful Teaching Strategies, Grades 2-6. Canter and Associates, Inc., ISBN Discovering Nonfiction offers descriptions of instructional strategies, information about how to implement them in the classroom, and special instructions for using them with struggling readers. The strategies are easily adaptable to upper grade levels. Silver, Harvey F., Strong, Richard W., and Perini, Matthew (2000). So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ISBN This book provides models and graphics to help teachers integrate different learning styles and multiple intelligences into their instruction. Recommended Resources for Reading in All Content Areas 4

5 Stephens, Elaine and Brown, Jean (2000). A Handbook of Content Literacy Strategies: 75 Practical Reading and Writing Ideas. Christopher-Gordon, ISBN X. The authors provide elementary, middle, and secondary teachers with strategies for integrating reading and writing as tools for learning in the content areas. Strong, Richard W. et al. (2002). Reading for Academic Success. Corwin Press, Inc. ISBN This book provides instructional strategies to help students develop important reading strategies. The Survey Routine (1997). University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. Robin Chandler, Kentucky Department of Education social studies consultant, recommends this component of the collection Content Enhancement Routines. It includes the TRIMS Learning Sheet, a graphic organizer for students to use during and after reading. The Survey Routine is available from University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 1122 West Campus Road, Room 517, Lawrence, KS (< Sutton, John and Krueger, Alice, Editors (2002). EDThoughts: What We Know About Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). This publication summarizes education research and surveys of best classroom practice and offers implications for improved teaching and learning. Available from McREL, 2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) , fax (303) or online at Sutton, John and Krueger, Alice, Editors (2001). EDThoughts: What We Know About Science Teaching and Learning. Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science, ISBN This is another in McREL s series of publications balancing research results, best practice, and classroom implications. Available from McREL, 2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500, Aurora, CO 80014, (303) , fax (303) or online at Topping, Donna and McManus, Roberta (2002). Real Reading, Real Writing. Heinemann, ISBN Real Reading, Real Writing provides special emphasis on math and science reading and writing strategies. Tovani, Cris (2000). I Read It, but I Don t Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers. Stenhouse Publishers, ISBN X. Written by an accomplished teacher, this book provides ideas for incorporating comprehension instruction into daily lesson plans without sacrificing content. Included are many teaching tips and ideas for grades 6-12 in all content areas. Wilhelm, Jeffrey et al. (2001). Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy Boynton/Cook Publishers, ISBN X. This book describes strategies middle and high school teachers can use to help all students have read challenging, higher-level texts successfully. Recommended Resources for Reading in All Content Areas 5

6 Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. (1997). You Gotta BE the Book : Teaching Engaged and Reflective Reading with Adolescents. Teachers College Press, ISBN Through textured case studies of engaged and reluctant readers, this book looks at many issues (i.e., what do highly engaged adolescent readers DO as they read?). Wood, Karen D. and Harmon, Janie M. (2001). Strategies for Integrating Reading and Writing in Middle and High School Classrooms. National Middle School Association, ISBN Zemelman, Steven, Daniels, Harvey, and Hyde, Arthur (1998). Best Practice: New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America s Schools. Heinemann, ISBN This book includes charts of recommended practices and practices to deemphasize in teaching reading. Journal Articles Allen, J. (2002). I Am Thorgood, King of Orgies : The Reading Challenge of Content Vocabulary. Voices from the Middle, 9, Barton, J. (2001). Teaching Vocabulary in the Literacy Classroom. English Journal, 90, Burke, J. (2001). Making Notes, Making Meaning. Voices from the Middle, 9, Daniels, H. (2002). Expository Text in Literature Circles. Voices from the Middle, 9, Draper, R.J. (2002). School Mathematics Reform, Constructivism, and Literacy. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 45 (6), Fisher, D., Frey, N., and Williams, D. (2002). Seven Literacy Strategies That Work. Educational Leadership, 60, Fisher, D. (2001). We re Moving On Up : Creating a Schoolwide Literacy Effort in an Urban High School. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 45 (2), Harmon, J.M. (2002). Teaching Independent Word Learning Strategies to Struggling Readers. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 45 (7), Friend, R. ( ). Teaching Summarization as a Content Area Reading Strategy. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 44 (4), Meeks, L.L. (1999). Making English Classrooms Happier Places To Learn, English Journal, 88, Mountain, L. (2002). Flip-a-Chip To Build Vocabulary. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 46 (1), Rosenbaum, C. (2001). A Word Map for Middle School: A Tool for Effective Vocabulary Instruction. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 45 (1), Recommended Resources for Reading in All Content Areas 6

7 Ruddell, M.R. and Shearer, B. A. (2002). Extraordinary, Tremendous, Exhilarating, Magnificent : Middle School At-Risk Students Become Avid Word Learners with the Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy (VSS). Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 45 (5), Worley, Jeff (Fall 2002). Using Literature to Teach Math and Science. Odyssey: University of Kentucky Research, This article describes how Bill Blintz and Sara Moore, professors in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky, are working with approximately 75 Eastern Kentucky teachers to help them learn how to use children s literature in the teaching of mathematics and science. Recommended Resources for Reading in All Content Areas 7