Teaching Reading in the Content Areas for Elementary Teachers

by Margot Kinberg, Sharon Carlson

An AEP Award winner, this teacher-friendly guide integrates a variety of reading skills and strategies into your content-area instruction to improve comprehension of textbook reading and other informational text. This resource provides multiple strategies and ready-to-implement best practices to help students develop their reading, writing, and oral communication skills. Packed with creative teaching methods and techniques, up-to-date research-based theory and practical applications, this book is perfect for new and experienced educators.About Shell EducationRachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

164 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Damon Barnhurst · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very easy to read and understand. I walked away with several ideas that I can bring to my classroom. Overall, it was just a great reminder of best practices and added more fuel to my fire about the importance of teaching kids how to read.

[Sunshine Darby · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is great for new teachers and offers some excellent strategies even for seasoned teachers. It is important for all teachers to understand and implement good reading strategies.