Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174).
Contents
I. About Academic Learning -- 1. Learning and Reading -- 2. Scaffolding Vocabulary Instruction -- 3. Standardized Tests and Reading Comprehension -- II. Academic Genres -- 4. Academic Genres: Subject Area Reading -- III. The Strategies -- 5. The Before-Reading Strategies -- 6. The During Strategies -- 7. After-Reading Strategy: Taking Ownership Through Wrap-Up Activities -- IV. Schoolwide Programs -- 8. What Works? What Doesn't? -- Conclusion -- References.