Improving Adolescent Literacy: Content Area Strategies at Work (4th Edition)

Improving Adolescent Literacy: Content Area Strategies at Work (4th Edition)

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN</B> <B>0134170733.</B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>Practical, straightforward, and affordable, this guide gives middle and secondary school teachers the tools they need to support their students’ comprehension and success in literacy and in content area learning. The classroom-proven strategies and procedures included are taken from the authors’ and their colleagues’ experience in middle and secondary classrooms. Each chapter opens with a vignette from an actual classroom to show readers effective teaching in action and to give them a look at how the chapter’s instructional approach works within content area teaching. Research-based rationales for each strategy follow the vignettes and provide an in-depth look at how to implement the strategy, along with examples of each strategy across the curriculum. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video and assessments.  <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText*</B> <BR>The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is:</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Engaging. </B>The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Convenient. </B>Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad® and Android® tablet.*</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B>Affordable. </B>The Enhanced Pearson eText may be purchased stand-alone or with a loose-leaf version of the text for 40-65% less than a print bound book.</DIV> </LI> </UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I>*</I> <I>The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads.</I> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I>*The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7” or 10” tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.</I> </P>