Literacy:

Strategic Learning in the Content Areas

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Purpose of the Guide

1. Reading Redefined: Implications for Content-Area Learning

   Introduction

   Reader/Learner

   Text

   Context

   Strategies

   Instruction

   
   
2. Research Evidence and Classroom Implications Pertaining to Strategic Learning

   Introduction

   Research and Implications Pertaining to the Learner

   Research and Implications Pertaining to the Text

   Research and Implications Pertaining to the Context

   Research and Implications Pertaining to Staff Development

   
   
3. The Strategic Reader/Learner

   Introduction

   Prior Knowledge

   Metacognition

   Learning Strategies

   Self-Concept

   New Insights

   
   
4. Learning from Text

   Introduction

   Text Organization: The Key to Understanding

   Considerate Versus Inconsiderate Text

   Supplementary Reading Materials

   
   
5. Context for Learning

   Introduction

   Physical Setting

   Classroom Environment

   Task

   Outcome

   Influence of Context

   
   
6. The Strategic Teacher

   Introduction

   The Teacher as a Subject-Matter Specialist

   The Teacher as an Instructional Leader

   A Model for Strategic Learning

   
   
7. Implementing the Guide: Staff Development

   Introduction

   Role of Administrator/Principal

   Role of Reading Specialist

   Role of Content-Area Teachers

   Short-Term Plan for Staff Development

   
   
8. The Content Areas

   Introduction

   The Learner in Art Education

   The Learner in Foreign Language

   The Learner in Health Education

   The Learner in Literature

   The Learner in Mathematics

   The Learner in Music Education

   The Learner in Physical Education

   The Learner in Science

   The Learner in Social Studies

   The Learner in Vocational Subjects: Agriculture Education, Business Education, Family and Consumer Education, and Technology Education

   
   
9. Teaching/Learning Strategies

   Introduction

   KWL Plus

   LINK

   PReP

   Anticipation Guides

   DRTA

   Analogy Graphic Organizer

   Frayer Model

   Word Maps and Charts

   Graphic Outlining

   Central Idea Graphic Organizers

   Mapping

   Proposition/Support Outlines

   Structured Notetaking

   Semantic Feature Analysis

   Vocabulary Overview Guide

   Think-Aloud

   SMART

   Interactive Reading Guide

   Re Quest

   Reciprocal Teaching

   Reading From Different Perspectives

   RAFT

   Framed Paragraphs

   Four-Step Summary

   
   
10. Appendixes
    1. Annotated Bibliography
    2. Bibliography
    3. Resources
    4. Wisconsin's Guides to Curriculum Planning
    5. Glossary

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