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		Rethinking Preparation for Content Area Teaching: The Reading Apprenticeship Approach Jane Braunger, David M. Donahue, Kate Evans, Tomas Galguera Rethinking Preparation for Content Area Teaching illustrates how to effectively incorporate the Reading Apprenticeship® instructional model into secondary teacher preparation programs. Arguing that teacher education programs need to foster a broader understanding of adolescent literacy, especially if teachers are to help their students read in discipline-specific ways, the authors show how Reading Apprenticeship® can serve to strengthen content-based instruction, how elements of the model can be embedded in teacher preparation curricula, and what types of course activities enable new teachers to understand and practice this approach. The Reading Apprenticeship® framework has received national recognition as an effective, research-based instructional approach that supports all students in successfully engaging with and learning from academic texts. First introduced in Reading for Understanding by Ruth Schoenbach et al., the approach is based on a program with a proven record of success in boosting the reading levels of urban high school students. Emphasizing social, personal, cognitive, and knowledge-building tools, the Reading Apprenticeship approach can be useful to teachers in any content area classroom. Click Reading Apprenticeship® Framework for more information. Format: SoftcoverCopyright: 2004 more information/ order from WestEd

		Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12 Filled with instructional tips, lesson plans, and curricular resources, this book provides guidance on conducting Academic Literacy course units, as well as how to make use of readings from its companion student book, Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship. It features insights, advice, and case examples from five middle school and high school teachers who have successfully applied the Reading Apprenticeship™ instructional framework in diverse urban classrooms. Following up on Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms , cowritten by WestEd's Ruth Schoenbach, Cynthia Greenleaf, and Lori Hurwitz (Jossey-Bass, 1999), this book is a valuable resource for any content area teacher, grades 6-12, looking for classroom-based ideas to motivate adolescents in becoming more engaged, strategic, and competent readers. Format: SoftcoverCopyright: 2003 more information/ order from WestEd

		Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship This is a themed anthology for middle and high school students, inviting them to explore topics related to literacy, including questions of why and how we read, the connections between literacy, personal empowerment, and life achievement, and what it takes to read and understand different types of texts. This volume is a companion to Building Academic Literacy: Lessons From Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12. Featuring lively and inspiring essays, journalistic writings, poetry, and personal stories, the volume contains selections at varied levels of reading difficulty and offers diverse cultural and historical perspectives. Created as a foundational student text for course units based on the model Academic Literacy curriculum described in Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms (cowritten by WestEd's Ruth Schoenbach, Cynthia Greenleaf, and Lori Hurwitz — Jossey-Bass, 1999), the anthology appeals to disengaged readers whether they are struggling or advanced and can serve as an invaluable resource in any English/language arts classroom, grades 6-12. Format: SoftcoverCopyright: 2003 more information/ order from WestEd

		Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms Christine Cziko, Cynthia L. Greenleaf, Lori Hurwitz, Ruth Schoenbach This practical guidebook provides concrete lessons for middle and high school teachers about how to support students' reading in the disciplines, as well as the theoretical underpinnings of the approach — Reading Apprenticeship™. The guide is based on work in which students in an urban ninth-grade class gained an average of two years on a standardized reading test in just seven months and learned to love to read in the process. Read Chapter 2 in PDF. Format: SoftcoverCopyright: 2000 more information/ order from WestEd