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

by Audrey Fielding (Editor), Ruth Schoenbach, Marean Jordan

Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12, features pieces by five middle and high school teachers working with the Reading Apprenticeship instructional framework introduced in R eading for Understanding , (Schoenbach, et al, Jossey-Bass, 1999). Filled with instructional tips, lesson plans, and curriculum resources, this book offers guidance on conducting Academic Literacy courses as well as readings from a companion student book― Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship . It can serve as an excellent resource for any content area teacher, grades 6-12, looking for classroom-based ideas to motivate adolescents in becoming more active, engaged and strategic readers.

200 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2003

Reviews

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

not as useful as I hoped :(