50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy

by Douglas Fisher, William Brozo, Nancy Frey

50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy, 3/e helps adolescents read more and read better. Middle and high school teachers can immediately put to use its practical information and classroom examples from science, social studies, English, math, the visual and performing arts, and core electives to improve students’ reading, writing, and oral language development. Going above and beyond basic classroom strategies, the instructional routines recommend simple changes to teachers’ everyday procedures that foster student comprehension, such as thinking aloud, using question-answer relationships, and teaching with word walls.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, Professional Development, Read For School

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 2010

About the author

Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is an educator and Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College.

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Reviews

[Asandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for helping teachers in any content area encourage and enhance reading and writing in the classroom. My husband is a PE teacher and he also has used this book to find ideas to implement with his content and in a gym. There are many strategies provided such as concept maps, popcorn review, and word scavenger hunts. As a teacher you can find some great ideas to spice up integrating reading and writing in the curriculum across content areas. Also, the authors try to indicate when a strategy has been found to be beneficial to use with ELL and struggling readers.

[Erin McDonnell-Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book may be a secondary text for my "Secondary Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum" course.

Positives:
(1) Easy-to-understand language for each routine/activity
(2) Each routine is based on research but only provides the briefest overview. The primary focus is on the routine and its practical application in a classroom.
(3) There's a good variety of examples in the routines that are discussed--both in age and in content areas
(4) Very practical. This will be a good investment for novice teachers to buy as they can immediately use it in their own classroom.s

**Page 45 could be a good activity for the first day in EDUC 360

[Lauren Pollon · Rating 2 out of 5]

I felt that most of these instructional routines were obvious and not new. The examples lacked depth, and I think that this resource is a bit bland. I read this for a graduate level course, but I would not recommend to others.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read as part of my Reading Across the Content Area class. I really liked the ideas in the book and will be using many of the ideas in the classroom. Planning on a little cross-curricular instruction to take it up a notch.

[Nikki Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is like a bag of tricks with great resources and references if you want more research and theory behind the strategy.

[Keysi Valencia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very glad I was introduced to this book in my class, it has helped me tremendously while lesson planning!

[Tiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical information and well organized.

[Sarah]

Required textbook - no rating.

[Sirpa Grierson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brand new second edition of research-based instructional routines that work with students in all content areas. Pull it off the shelf when you need a more engaging way to teach students to read more deeply, to question the text, and to decide and respond to what the text says, does, and means. Love the new, more practical classroom applications and scenarios for the routines. This is a wonderful handbook with some of my favorite strategies--not overly complex to figure out, but engaging and effective.

[Mark Schlatter · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's what the title says --- a short overview (including examples and references) of literacy routines. LIttle to no grouping of the routines into categories, so you don't get a lot of context. Better as a resource than a read.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every teacher of every content area needs this. Bam! It's a concise "bag of tricks" (to quote a former professor).

[Pat Cooney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick access and easy retrieval of teaching strategies. Explanations of the strategies are concise and to the point, which should translate to a fast application.

[Chris Molette · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome awesome awesome!! I have already used this for designing multiple lessons and I simply cannot wait to use this book in my classroom!

[Delila Reviews Things And Stuff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is good stuff. Concise, step by step instructions, and solid examples in case you need clarification. Great to have for reference.

[Jonathan Watkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are working towards a teaching career, then this book is a necessity.