Teaching through Text

Michael C. McKenna is Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading at the University of Virginia.  He has authored, coauthored, or edited 21 books and more than 100 articles, chapters, and technical reports on a range of literacy topics.  Richard D. Robinson is Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the author of 10 books and numerous articles on many areas of literacy development. His national prominence in the field of literacy has been acknowledged through many awards, such as the William H. Byler Distinguished Professor Award.

• Section 1: Teaching and Learning through Text         1    The Importance of Literacy in Content Areas       2    Literacy Processes              3    Getting to Know Your Students, Your Materials, and Your Teaching         4    Teaching for Diversity         Section 2: Prereading Strategies        5    Building Prior Knowledge        6    Introducing Technical Vocabulary                 Section 3: Strategies for Guided Reading        7    Making Reading Purposeful              8    Reading Guides     9    Providing Time to Read: When, Where, and How?           Section 4: Postreading Strategies       10  Questioning and Discussion         11  Reinforcing and Extending Content Knowledge   Section 5: More Ways to Facilitate Learning through Text     12  Study Skills: Encouraging Independence in Content Literacy      13  Student Attitudes: Encouraging Content Literacy