"Developing Content Area Literacy" addresses the challenges facing students as they move from learning to read in the primary grades to reading to learn in the secondary classroom; and it will offer a description of the components for all effective adolescent literacy programmes that should be required as part of the middle and high school curriculum. The heart of the book will offer classroom teachers in primary and secondary schools an easy-to-follow and comprehensive set of instructional strategies for students' development of literacy skills for reading, writing, and studying in the content areas.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Setting Standards in the English Language Arts Introduction Section I Academic Vocabulary: Developing Vocabulary for Learning in Content Areas Strategy 1. Semantic Mapping: Developing Robust Academic Vocabularies Strategy 2. Vocabulary Self-Collection (VSS): Promoting Word Consciousness Strategy 3. Contextual Redefinition: Using Clues as a Word-Learning Strategy Strategy 4. Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA): Comparing and Contrasting Features of Words Strategy 5. List-Group-Label (L-G-L): Developing Conceptual Knowledge of Words Section II Reading Fluency: Developing Deep-Reading Fluency Strategy 6. Readers Theatre: Increasing Fluency Through Student Engagement With Text Strategy 7. Paired Reading: A Collaborative Approach for Developing Deep-Reading Fluency Strategy 8. Audiobooks: Modeling and Scaffolding Reading Fluency Strategy 9. Radio Reading: An Authentic Approach for Developing Reading Fluency Strategy 10. Morphemic Analysis: A Useful Resource for Becoming a Fluent Reader Section III Narrative Text: Developing Comprehension for Narrative Text Strategy 11. Interactive Think-Alouds: Collaborative Interpretation of Text Strategy 12. Inference Strategy Guide: Facilitating Reading Between the Lines Strategy 13. Imagination Recreation: Deepening Understanding Through Creativity Strategy 14. Conflict Dissection: Analyzing Relationships in Text Strategy 15. Jots and Doodles: Visualizing Text to Aid Comprehension Section IV Reading Informational Text: Developing Comprehension for Informational Text Strategy 16. Questioning the Author (QtA): Constructing Meaning From the Text Strategy 17. Text Structure Strategy: Using Graphic Organizers to Learn From Informational Text Strategy 18. Connect to It: Making Personal, Text, and World Connections to Text Strategy 19. Quick Writes: Integrating Language for Understanding Text Strategy 20. Inquiry Charts (I-Charts): Organizing Information for Learning From Texts Section V Media and Digital Literacies: Developing Comprehension for Media and Digital Literacies Strategy 21. Think and Check: Contextualizing and Corroborating Online Information Strategy 22. Digital Storytelling: Creating Digital Text Strategy 23. Wikibooks: Collaborative Research Projects Strategy 24. Podcasting: Merging Media for Understanding Strategy 25. Book Trailers: Insights and Discoveries About Texts Section VI Critical Thinking: Developing Students' Critical Thinking Skills Strategy 26: SCAMPER: Collaborative Analysis of Text Strategy 27. Six Thinking Hats: Facilitating Different Modes of Thinking Strategy 28. Academic Controversy: Taking Sides on the Issue Strategy 29. Three-Level Reading Guide: Developing Literal, Interpretive, and Applied Reading of Text Strategy 30. Request Reciprocal Teaching: Collaborative Critical Thinking Section VII Writing Informational Text: Developing Writing in the Content Areas Strategy 31: Concept Star: Visualization for a Prewriting Strategy Strategy 32. Concept Mind Map: Facilitating Collaborative Writing Strategy 33. Research for Choice: Facilitating Student Voice in Academic Writing Strategy 34. Shared Pen: Interactive and Collaborative Writing Strategy 35. Targeted Text: Guided Writing of Informational Text Section VIII Independent Learning: Promoting Strategies for Independence in Learning Strategy 36: Talking Around the Text: Using Dialogic Reading and Writing to Promote Independent Learners Strategy 37. Textbook Activity Guide (TAG): Developing Independence in Learning From the Textbook Strategy 38. Academic Note Taking: Supporting Students' Independence in Learning Strategy 39. Entrance and Exit Slips: Helping Students to Reflect on Their Learning Strategy 40. Journaling: Helping Student to Respond, Reflect, and Learn Through Informal Writing Index About the Authors