Content Area Reading: Teaching and Learning for College and Career Readiness, Loose-Leaf Version

  Gives future and in-service grade 6 - 12 teachers a unique, Common Core-based, student-centered look at content area reading and how to use innovative features to help students make connections between what they read and how they apply it in the classroom,   KEY TOPICS: Teaching in the 21st Century Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies The Common Core State Standards: Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines Comprehending Content Area Text Using Comprehension Strategies to Guide Thinking Using Comprehension Strategies to Extend Thinking Teaching Vocabulary in the Content Areas Organizing for Teaching and Learning Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Writing in the Content Areas Using Technology in the Content Areas Inquiry: Key to Critical and Creative Thinking in the Content Areas Poetry, Drama, Music, and Art: Alternative representations of Thinking Course-based Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting Meeting Challenges and Continuing to Learn through Professional Development   MARKET: For future and in-service grade six through 12 teachers

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Teaching in the 21st Century Chapter 2: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies Chapter 3: The Common Core State Standards: Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines Chapter 4: Comprehending Content Area Text Chapter 5: Using Comprehension Strategies to Guide Thinking Chapter 6: Using Comprehension Strategies to Extend Thinking Chapter 7: Teaching Vocabulary in the Content Areas Chapter 8: Organizing for Teaching and Learning Chapter 9: Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Chapter 10: Writing in the Content Areas Chapter 11: Using Technology in the Content Areas Chapter 12: Inquiry: Key to Critical and Creative Thinking in the Content Areas Chapter 13: Poetry, Drama, Music, and Art: Alternative Representations of Thinking Chapter 14: Course-Based Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting Chapter 15: Meeting Challenges and Continuing to Learn through Professional Development Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F References Name Index Subject Index

About the Author :
Maureen McLaughlin is department chair and professor of reading education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. She earned her doctorate at Boston University in reading and language development. Prior to her tenure at the University, Maureen spent fifteen years as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and department chair in a public school system.   Maureen served as the 2013 – 2014 President of the International Reading Association and was a member of IRA’s Board of Directors from 2005–2008.  During her time on the Board, Maureen was liaison to a variety of committees, including those focused on Bylaws, Adolescent Literacy, and the Common Core State Standards. She also contributed to a variety of documents and position statements, including the Board of Directors’ Code of Conduct and the Conflict of Interest Statement. From 1999 – 2004, Maureen was a volunteer professor in Estonia for the Association’s Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) Project.   Maureen has been a member of several review boards, including those of The Reading Teacher and the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. She has also published numerous chapters and journal articles focused on critical literacy, reading comprehension, and the Common Core State Standards.

Review :
Maureen McLaughlin’s Content Area Reading is extremely well written, is organized in a useful manner, stimulates engagement, and is appropriate for students who want to learn to be skilled readers, talkers, and writers.  The activities are captivating and easy for students to do.   The text resembles a workbook or handbook with many different procedures and selections.  It is creative and compelling for students and teachers alike. -- Dr. Rosalind Horowitz, The University of Texas at San Antonio   Content Area Reading is a good text that stresses the importance of professional development and how a teacher learns and grows. -- Joy L. M. Brown, University of North Alabama   I would recommend this text, especially for a graduate, content area reading course.  It covers content area reading in grades 6-12 very well. I love the way McLaughlin lays out strategies and takes the reader through each, step-by-step. I selected this text over other, more popular ones because of how it’s organized and the way it incorporates information about multiple literacies and technology. -- Gwyn W. Senokossoff, Florida International University