Content Area Literacy Instruction for the Elementary Grades

Content Area Literacy Instruction for the Elementary Grades

<P>A welcome addition to the content area reading market, this much-needed text helps teachers find ways to show elementary school children the classroom value of what they learn outside of school. Using a social constructionist framework, this prestigious author team includes strategies that the <I>National Reading Panel</I> deemed useful in promoting comprehension, becoming the first and only text that calls attention to <I>evidence-based research</I> and its implications for instruction. Innovative in its 3 R's framework—Remembering—Reflecting—Reconsidering—it will help readers make connections and improve comprehension. </P>