Reading for Understanding : How Reading Apprenticeship Improves Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms
by Schoenbach, Ruth; Greenleaf, Cynthia; Murphy, LynnEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-07-03
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
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Summary
A teacher-tested, research-based resource for dramatically improving reading skills Published in partnership with WestEd, this significantly updated second edition of the bestselling book contains strategies for helping students in middle school through community college gain the reading independence to master subject area textbooks and other material. Based on the Reading Apprenticeship program, which three rigorous "gold standard" research studies have shown to be effective in raising students reading achievement Presents a clear framework for improving the reading and subject area learning of all students, including English learners, students with special needs, as well as those in honors and AP courses Provides concrete tools for classroom use and examples from a range of classrooms Presents a clear how-to for teachers implementing the subject area literacies of the Common Core Standards Includes professional development resources for schools interested in implementing Reading Apprenticeship Reading for Understanding proves its never too late for teachers and students to work together to boost literacy, engagement, and achievement.
Author Biography
Ruth Schoenbach and Cynthia Greenleaf are co-directors of WestEd's Strategic Literacy Initiative (SLI) and the principal developers of the Reading Apprenticeship framework.
Lynn Murphy is SLI's director of materials development.
SLI conducts literacy research and manages an extensive program of professional development for teachers, administrators and literacy coaches, community college instructors, and teacher educators nationwide.
Table of Contents
Foreword vii
P. David Pearson
Preface xi
CHAPTER 1 Engaged Academic Literacy for All 1
CHAPTER 2 The Reading Apprenticeship Framework 17
CHAPTER 3 The Social and Personal Dimensions: Building a Foundation for Engaged Learning 55
CHAPTER 4 Metacognitive Conversation: Making Thinking Visible 89
CHAPTER 5 Extensive Academic Reading: Extending Opportunities and Support 135
CHAPTER 6 Sustained Silent Reading+: Dedicating Time for Independent Reading 167
CHAPTER 7 The Cognitive Dimension: Assembling a Reading Toolbox 191
CHAPTER 8 The Knowledge-Building Dimension: Surfacing and Building Schema in the Disciplines 233
EPILOGUE Collaborating Beyond the Classroom 289
Assessment Appendix 293
Interests and Reading Survey 294
Student Learning Goals 299
Monitoring and Assessing Student Work 318
Curriculum-Embedded Reading Assessment (CERA) Guidance and Tools 323
Sustained Silent Reading+ (SSR+) Assessment Guidance and Tools 331
What Does a Reading Apprenticeship Classroom Look Like? 337
List of Downloadable Resources 339
WestEd and the Strategic Literacy Initiative 341
About the Authors 343
Subject Index 345
Name Index 357
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