Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12
Do I really have to teach reading? This is a question many teachers ask, wondering how they can add a new element to an overloaded curriculum. The answer is yes; if teachers want their students to learn complex new concepts in different disciplines, they need to help develop their students' reading skills.In Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12, author Cris Tovani takes on the challenge of helping students apply reading comprehension strategies in any subject. Tovani shows how teachers can expand on their content expertise to provide the instruction students need to understand specific technical and narrative texts. Inside the book you'll find:
Examples of how teachers can model their reading process for students Ideas for supplementing and enhancing the use of required textbooks Detailed descriptions of specific strategies taught in context Stories from different high school classrooms to show how reading instruction varies according to content Samples of student work, including both struggling readers and college-bound seniors Comprehension Constructors: guides designed to help students recognize and capture their thinking in writing while reading Guidance on assessing students Tips for balancing content and reading instructionTovani's humor, honesty, and willingness to share her own struggles as a teacher make this a unique take on content reading instruction that will be valuable to reading teachers as well as content specialists.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1571103767
ISBN13:9781571103765
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Stenhouse Publishers
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.4" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Great Book for Teachers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
We are all reading teachers. We must teach the students to read so they will be able to succeed in all subjects. This book has strategies for all teachers. The author makes some good points when describing an encounter with an industrial arts teacher who said, "students don't have to read in my class." This book will show you how to make connections in your subject area to reading. If you teach a student to read, they can do anything.
Amazing
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book really speaks to the reader and teachers. Cris Tovani is very hilarious when makiing comparisons to other subjects and students. This book is a must have for teachers that experience the hardships of trying to get students read with a purpose.
Great book for new teachers!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is a very great, practical, realistic book. It is a very easy read, and is only 120 pages total. If you already know alot about reading comprehension, it is nothing earth-shattering, and you may only pick up a few things from it. But, if you are a relatively new teacher, this book could help you significantly. Tovani's writing is very simple, easy to follow, and straightforward, and you can tell she is still a classroom teacher and not some out-of-touch researcher, since all her tips are very practical. Even if you already know alot about comprehension, this book will probably give you a few new things to think about, and it can easily be read in one weekend. It will not be a waste of your money!!
Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is short and to the point but filled with valuable information for teachers who want to strengthen reading comprehension in their classrooms. I highly recommend this book as a starter text for both teachers who are motivated to learn more about content area reading and those who may be hesitant. It's a great title for a collegial study group.
Great for Teachers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Talk about insipring, this book is a must-have for secondary-level teachers of every content area. Cris Tovani is still a teacher and uses her methods in her own Reading and English classes, so the methods she proposes for reading comprehension are supremely practical. She tells tells humorous stories from her own classroom as she tries to "find ways to make students carry more of the thinking load in our classrooms" (19). The appendix has a variety of activities and graphic organizers to help students hold their thinking.
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