Content Area Literacy: Interactive Teaching for Active Learing [Paperback]

Anthony V. Manzo (Author), Ula C. Manzo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996 | ISBN-10: 0135321026 | ISBN-13: 978-0135321027 | Edition: 2nd

This book is intended largely to introduce teachers-to-be to the "why" and "how" of promoting basic and higher-order literacy.

It does so in the context of promoting reading and thinking as a collateral part of specific subject instruction, and in an increasingly interconnected local and global environment.

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From the Publisher

This book is intended largely to introduce teachers-to-be to the "why" and "how" of promoting basic and higher-order literacy. It does so in the context of promoting reading and thinking as a collateral part of specific subject instruction, and in an increasingly interconnected local and global environment.

From the Back Cover

Promote comprehension…

Help students read to learn, not just learn to read.

The Fourth Edition of this well-respected text introduces teachers-to-be and practicing teachers to the reasons for and means of promoting basic and higher-order literacy across the disciplines. The authors discuss content area literacy in the context of promoting reading and thinking as an integrated part of specific subject instruction. Throughout, the text engages teachers in thinking critically, constructively, practically, and professionally about the art and science of teaching and literacy development.

Now updated and revised, this Fourth Edition features increased attention to the needs of ESL/ELL students, updated coverage on the role of technology in content area learning, and new material on emergent content area literacy.

Highlights

• Coverage that spans specific subject instruction to school-wide content
  area literacy programming.
• Methods for pre-reading, si lent reading, and post-reading skills, helping students into, through, and beyond their reading and learning assignments.
• Instruction on validated means of improving reading comprehension in accord with the “scientifically based reading research” called for by No Child Left Behind and the National Institute for Literacy.
• Intelligent, engaging, and intellectually robust discussions of important
  educational and professional issues.
• Practical and user-friendly teaching methods.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0135321026
• ISBN-13: 978-0135321027
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,976,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to manual, September 11, 2010

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madguru "madguru" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Content Area Literacy: A Framework for Reading-Based Instruction, 5th Edition (Hardcover)

I bought this book about 8 years ago or so (third addition) in the middle of my teaching career. It revolutionized my practice. Its really based on a constructivist view of learning where teaching is about facilitating your students "construction" of meaning and thus understanding as opposed to the teacher simply filling an empty vessel. This book is chock full of examples and step by step strategies that will make a difference in your teaching. I return to this book 8 years later and its still relevant as ever if not more so than when I picked it up the first time. I HIGHLY recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A how to manual for teachers., May 7, 2010

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This review is from: Content Area Literacy: A Framework for Reading-Based Instruction, 5th Edition (Hardcover)

But more than just a how to manual. This book gives piles of great examples and methods for a teacher to use in the classroom, but it also convinces the reader that these methods should be used because Content Area Literacy (CAL) is important. this book gives the reader the knowledge needed to advocate for content area literacy and use it in class. I had never heard of CAL until I took a class with Dr. Thomas (one of the authors). This book (and Dr. Thomas) convinced me that CAL is a necessary foundation for education. I am definitely keeping this textbook, even though I could get a lot back for it from the campus bookstore, because there are far too many good teaching methods to remember them all and I need it for reference.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 8~), December 31, 2008

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This review is from: Content Area Literacy: Strategic Thinking for Strategic Learning (Paperback)

Great Seller. Book came promptly and in good condition. Would no doubt buy from this seller again.