Looking for critical literacy with postbaccalaureate content area literacy students
Tags: LITERACY; CONTENT area reading; STUDENTS; LEARNING; EDUCATION
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- Digital Learning Portfolios: A Critical Look. O'Rourke, Maureen // Screen Education;2005, Issue 37, p98
The article focuses on the digital learning portfolios. Digital learning portfolios are essentially collections of student work that richly represent the learner and provide authentic evidence of learning. They demonstrate evidence of the student's efforts, progress and achievements in one or...
- Making a case and a place for effective content area literacy instruction in the elementary grades. Moss, Barbara // Reading Teacher;Sep2005, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p46
The article focuses on content area literacy instruction beginning at the elementary level. The factors contributing to the need for content area literacy instruction to begin at the elementary level are examined. The state of content literacy instruction is described. It explores the reasons...
- Visual Literacy and the Content Classroom: A Question of Now, Not When. Flynt, E. Sutton; Brozo, William // Reading Teacher;Mar2010, Vol. 63 Issue 6, p526
The article discusses how content reading teachers can use the Internet, visual media, and information and communication technologies (ICT) to capitalize on student interests and technological skills by integrating visual literacy instruction into their curriculum. The perceptions of digital...
- CTE Teachers as Contents Area Reading Teachers. O'Connor, Patrick // Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers;Feb2010, Vol. 85 Issue 2, p34
The article discusses the importance for teachers to implement content area literacy instruction through Career for Technical Education (CTE) subjects for adult literacy in the U.S. It notes that these reading instructions are essential since they are considered a foundation for the...
- Task, Text, and Talk. McConachie, Stephanie; Hall, Megan; Resnick, Lauren; Ravi, Anita K.; Bill, Victoria L.; Bintz, Jody; Taylor, Joseph A. // Educational Leadership;Oct2006, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p8
The article asserts that an important and difficult challenge facing education is raising the literacy achievement of secondary school students. The authors present stories to demonstrate how some teacher leaders working in mathematics, science, history, and English language arts have studied...
- WHAT SCHOOLS ARE DOING. Wagner, Guy // Education;Oct1964, Vol. 85 Issue 2, p122
This article focuses on the characteristics of teaching reading in the content areas. The importance of teaching reading in the content areas is matched by the scope of suggestions available in curriculum guides and professional books dealing with methods and curriculum. Pupils are developing...
- Reading strategies teachers say they use. Barry, Arlene L. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Oct2002, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p132
Presents information on a study which determined the literacy strategies employed by content area reading teachers. Reasons for using the strategies; Areas with primary teaching responsibilities; Barriers to the implementation of strategies.
- Literacy 2000. Misulis, Katherine // Contemporary Education;2000, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p17
Facilitates reflection upon one's perceptions regarding content area reading instruction and its potential for application in the classroom. Key points of content area reading instructions; Strategies for integrating learning; Selection of strategies that would help students learn.
- Using guided conversation to increase students' content area comprehension. Gauthier, Lane Roy // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy;Dec/Jan96, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p310
Discusses the use of guided conversations to increase students' content area comprehension. Identification of a specific content area; Group responsibility; Assistance in locating information; Group presentations.
