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Cover graphic: Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12

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Price: $23.00
Format: Trade Paper
Audience: Teachers, Teacher Educators, Administrators
Pages: 200
Publisher: Jossey Bass
Copyright: 2003
ISBN: 978-0-7879-6556-3
Order #: READ-03-02


Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12

Edited by: Audrey Fielding, Ruth Schoenbach, Marean Jordan

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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.

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