Content Area Reading and Writing: Fostering Literacies in Middle and High School Cultures - Softcover

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Norman Unrau is a Professor at California State University, Los Angeles, in the Division of Curriculum and Instruction, where he teaches a course to beginning teachers that addresses literacy and learning in content classrooms.  He also serves as Coordinator of the MA in Education with a focus on middle and high school curriculum and instruction and facilitates MA candidates' pursuit of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.  He served as editor of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, a publication of the International Reading Association for educators interested in the development of students' reading and writing.  For several years he served as a University Coach to develop literacy and learning in a large urban middle school in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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This theory-based, strategy-driven approach to teaching content area and secondary reading keeps an eye on the cultural issues affecting secondary students while emphasizing reflective practice to promote the most effective teaching. Chapters on assessment, motivation, struggling readers, aligning standards with strategies and assessment, and a constant focus on diversity set this text apart. Frequent opportunities for readers to apply the concepts they are learning help to make this a truly informative text.

• Step-by-Step features, which precisely explain a strategy's implementation.
• Plenty of simple and effective strategies for assessing and addressing students` reading capabilities.
• A strong focus on standards that shows beginning teachers how to integrate literacy goals with content standards.
• An abundance of student work samples to fully illustrate chapter concepts, strategies, and effective teaching.
• A Companion Wesite, available at www.prenhall.com/unrau, containing self-assessments, web links, and classroom video footage to round out content comprehension.