| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
"Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this...guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and lesson examples. Emphasis is given to supporting critical engagement with texts and drawing on technology and new literacies. The book covers specific content areas-including science, social studies, math, and literature-as well as ways to teach oral literacy and writing across the curriculum"--provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Teaching content literacy -- Developing spoken and written language -- Establishing effective learning routines. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Reading (Middle school)
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Content area reading.
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Middle school teaching -- United States.
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EDUCATION / Secondary
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Content area reading. (OCoLC)fst00876643
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Middle school teaching. (OCoLC)fst01020552
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Reading (Middle school) (OCoLC)fst01090738
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lapp, Diane.
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Moss, Barbara, 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lapp, Diane Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades : Teaching That Supports Engagement and Rigorous Learning New York : Guilford Publications, Inc., c2011 9781462502813 |
| ISBN |
9781462502943 electronic bk. |
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1462502946 electronic bk. |
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9781462502936 (hardcover) |
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1462502938 (hardcover) |
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1462502814 |
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9781462502813 |
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9781283431231 MyiLibrary |
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1283431238 MyiLibrary |
| Standard No. |
9786613431233 |
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