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Tables of Contents for Reading for Academic Success
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface: The A+ Reader
vii
But I'm Not a Reading Teacher! Why Does Reading Matter to Me?
vii
Can We Really Improve Reading in Secondary School?
viii
How This Book Is Organized
ix
About the Authors
xi
The Challenge of Textbook Reading
1
36
Overcoming the Image of the Textbook
2
2
Strategies for Developing Effective Textbook Readers
4
20
Applications to Specific Content Areas
24
7
Strategies for Struggling Readers
31
6
Becoming a Thoughtful Note Maker
37
25
Note Making, Attention, and Comprehension: A Vital Connection
38
2
Thoughtful Note Making: The Difference Between Aha! and Blah
40
2
Strategies for Creating Thoughtful Note Makers
42
15
Applications to Specific Content Areas
57
3
Strategies for Struggling Note Makers
60
2
Managing and Mastering Vocabulary
62
19
Strategies for Connecting with New Vocabulary
65
1
Strategies for Organizing New Vocabulary
66
2
Strategies for Deep Processing of New Vocabulary
68
6
Strategies for Exploring Core Vocabulary
74
2
Applications to Specific Content Areas
76
4
Strategies for Struggling Readers
80
1
Reading Beyond the Information Given: Thinking and Reading in the Content Areas
81
29
This Is Not Your Grandfather's Standardized Test
82
2
Strategies for Deepening Student Reading
84
17
Applications to Specific Content Areas
101
4
Strategies for Struggling Readers
105
5
Turning Questions Into Quests
110
24
Strategies for Powerful Questioning
113
12
Applications to Specific Content Areas
125
6
Strategies for Struggling Readers
131
3
The Reading-Writing Connection
134
21
The Power of Writing About Reading
135
1
How to Make Student Journals Come to Life
136
1
Strategies for Writing to Read
137
12
Applications to Specific Content Areas
149
4
Strategies for Struggling Writers
153
2
Reading Styles: The Key to Reading Success
155
18
Why Are Reading Styles Important?
158
1
Teaching to Students' Reading Styles
159
2
Teaching With Reading Styles
161
5
Teaching About Reading Styles
166
1
Applications to Specific Content Areas
167
1
Strategies for Struggling Readers
168
5
References
173
6
Index
179
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