Overview

Content Area Reading remains the market-leading text in content literacy and maintains the authors’ original objective–to offer an ambitious, coherent, and workable exploration of content literacy. Celebrating its 30th university, Vacca, Vacca, and new-to-this-edition co-author Mraz, have written this text to be an active learning tool, complete with real-world examples and research-based practices. Thoroughly updated, the text has been completely reorganized into two parts: Part 1, “Learners, Literacies, and Texts”, 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. Part 2, “Instructional Practices and Strategies”, contains a multitude of evidence-based instructional strategies waiting to be adapted to meet the conceptual demands inherent in disciplinary learning. Accessible and comprehensible, the text provides a foundation that can be applied across the disciplines, meeting the needs of all students.

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Author:   Richard T. Vacca ,  Jo Anne L. Vacca ,  Maryann E. Mraz
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   10th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 24.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.835kg
ISBN:  

9780137035113

ISBN 10:   013703511
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   10 February 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Part One: Learners, Literacies, and Texts Chapter 1: Literacy Matters Chapter 2: Learning with New Literacies Chapter 3: Culturally Responsive teaching in Diverse Classrooms Chapter 4: Assessing Students and Texts Chapter 5: Bringing Students and Texts Together Part Two: Instructional Practices and Strategies Chapter 6: Activating Prior Knowledge and Interest Chapter 7: Thinking and Learning with Text Chapter 8: Developing Vocabulary and Concepts Chapter 9: Writing to Learn Chapter 10: Study Strategies Chapter 11: Learning with Trade Books Chapter 12: Literacy Coaching

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