This handy flip chart will easily fit in a plan book
It provides ready reference to strategies for reading and writing across content areas, along with the research basis, classroom vignettes and graphic organizers that help support each strategy. (4-12) 52 pp.
Janet Allen developed the ideal support for teachers who want to improve their reading instruction across the curriculum. Tools for Teaching Content Literacy is a compact tabbed flipchart designed as a ready reference for content reading and writing instruction.
Each of the thirty-three strategies includes:
- a brief description and purpose for each strategy;
- a research base that documents the origin and effectiveness of the strategy;
- graphic organizers to support the lesson;
- classroom vignettes from different grade levels and content areas to illustrate the strategy in use.
The perfect size to slip into a plan book, Tools highlights effective instructional strategies and innovative ideas to help you design lessons that meet your students' academic needs as well as content standards. The definitions, descriptions, and research sources also provide a quick reference when implementing state and national standards, designing assessments, writing grants, or evaluating resources for literacy instruction.
