Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas

"Filled with activities, ideas, and methods for integrating reading instruction, Chapman and King's text provides content classrooms with necessary materials for differentiating reading instruction to meet individual student needs." —Anita Price Davis, Professor Emerita of Education Converse College "Offers best practices for before, during, and after reading to improve comprehension; great ideas for assessing vocabulary knowledge and teaching vocabulary; and excellent activities to help with interventions for RTI." —Coleen Martin, Fifth-Grade Teacher Wilder Waite Grade School, Peoria, IL Increase understanding of content by strengthening every learner's reading skills! Completely revised and reorganized, this second edition of the best-selling guide by Carolyn Chapman and Rita S. King offers creative, substantive methods for increasing students' content learning by helping them become better readers. Featuring new strategies, current research, expanded coverage of key topics, plus new material on planning, and information about English language learners, this updated edition shows how to use differentiated instruction, multiple intelligences, scaffolding, constructivism, and cooperative learning methods to support reading comprehension. With ideas for all subject areas, including in math, science, social studies, and other subject areas, the book helps teachers: Create the right environment for motivating readers Assess readers effectively Incorporate guided reading, shared reading, a four-block model, language experience, and read-alouds Teach vocabulary using methods such as visuals, context clues, and miscue analysis Improve comprehension before, during, and after reading Brimming with samples, suggestions, and lists that facilitate quick implementation in the classroom, this second edition of Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas helps ensure that all students can experience improved learning and achievement!

Table of Contents:
About the Authors 1. Introduction Infusing Reading in the Content Areas Sailing Into Differentiated Reading Instruction The Goals of This Book Effective Practices and Related Research Differentiation The Reading Journey Summary 2. Create a Climate to Motivate Readers Designing the Physical Environment The Affective Environment Motivation Attention, Challenge, Excitement, Humor Self-Efficacy Celebrate Reading Achievements Metacognition Flow 3. Knowing and Assessing the Reader Developmental Readiness for Reading Meet Your Reading Characters Non-Reading Nancy Word-Calling Wayne Insecure Inez Turned Off Tom Correcting Carl Read Aloud Renee Silent Reading Sam Comprehending Carlos Developing the Eager, Fluent Reader The Keys to Reading Success Assessing and Diagnosing the Reader Cloze Process Using Assessments Effectively Summary 4. Differentiated Models and Strategies of Reading Adjustable Assignment Model Curriculum Compacting Model Centers and Projects Model Project-Based Models Problem-Solving Model Independent Choice Reading Model Guided Reading Model Language Experience Model Shared Reading Model Read Aloud Model The Four Block Model From Models to Implementation Agenda/Menus Cubing Choice Summary 5. Vocabulary 25 Ways to Teach Vocabulary Vocabulary Visuals Cues to Context Clues Subject Terminology Overcoming Miscues Summary 6. The Art of Decoding Phonics Instruction The Phonics Dozen (The Fonix Duzen!) Words Structural Analysis Summary 7. Comprehension Barriers to Comprehension Levels of Comprehension Steps to Reading a Passage Before Reading: The Passage Preview During Reading: The Passage View Assessing Comprehension The Teacher′s Role in Comprehension Instruction Summary 8. Planning Using Strategies Effectively Text Check Conclusion Differentiated Instruction Is Like a Sailboat Race References Index