Reading to learn in the content areas / Judy Richardson & Raymond F. Morgan.

Contents;

Part one: Foundations
Chapter 1: Content reading instruction: A principled view and a framework for instruction
A framework for content reading instruction
PAR - A framework for instruction
Literacy in the schools
etc.

Chapter 2: Affective teaching in content areas
The importance of affect to reading
A model of affective comprehension
Locus of control and the affective teaching of reading
etc.

Part two: Preparation
Chapter 3: Preparation: Text-based solutions
Spending instructional time wisely: The issue of teacher resistance
What is readability?
Ways to determine if text-based problems exist
etc.

Chapter 4: Preparation: Reader-based solutions
The importance of reader background
About Schemata
Prior knowledge and interest
etc.

Part three: Assistance and reflection
Chapter 5: Assisting reading comprehension
Reading comprehension: A reading-to-learn perspective
Text coherence facilitates comprehension
Instructional context facilitates comprehension
etc.

Chapter 6: Reflecting on reading
Reflection
Critical thinking
Extending the reading experience
etc.

Part four: How PAR works
Chapter 7: Teaching vocabulary through PAR
The importance of vocabulary instruction
Preparing students to read through vocabulary instruction
Assisting students in vocabulary development
etc.

Chapter 8: Writing and reading to learn
Writing for learning in content areas
Preparation/prewriting in content subjects
The role of writing as assisted comprehension
etc.

Chapter 9: Study strategies and systems of study
Study as hard work
Reading and study skills
Study skills assessment
etc.

Chapter 10: Cooperative study for reflection and retention
What is cooperative study?
Developing responsibility
Types of cooperative study
etc.

Part five: Special applications
Chapter 11: Reading for at-risk students
Characteristics of at-risk students
Identifying and helping the at-risk student
Students with limited English proficiency
etc.

Chapter 12: Supporting the textbook with literature
Why textbooks need supplementing
Elements of effective literature-based classrooms
The importance of read-alouds
etc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.