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Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12

In Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?, Cris shows how teachers can expand on their content expertise to provide instruction students need to understand specific technical and narrative texts. The book includes: examples of how teachers can model their reading process for students; ideas for supplementing and enhancing the use of required textbooks; detailed descriptions of specific strategies taught in context; stories from different high school classrooms to show how reading instruction varies according to content; samples of student work, including both struggling readers and college-bound seniors; a variety of comprehension constructors: guides designed to help students recognize and capture their thinking in writing while reading; guidance on assessing students; and tips for balancing content and reading instruction. —From publisher's description.

Themes
teachers
Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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