Supporting+Readers+in+Content+Area+Classrooms

=Supporting Comprehension and Active Reading in the Content Areas:= =Where to Begin=

Welcome! This space provides resources for teachers who are beginning to support comprehension and active reading within any content area. Choose those that interest you most, and consider joining this space and adding the resources that you find to be of value as well.

Active Reading Resources for Teachers:
[|Prereading Strategies and Activities] [|Before, During and After Reading Approaches to Consider] [|The Reading Lady] [|Steve Peha: Teaching That Makes Sense] [|Jim Burke: English Companion] [|What the Research Says: On Teaching Inference as a Comprehension Strategy] [|Articles and Reports from Jim Burke at the English Companion]

**Resources for a Text-Based Discussion:**
Considerate vs. Inconsiderate Text: [|An Introduction to Reading Comprehension]
 * Considerate vs. Inconsiderate Text**

An Overview of Text Structures: [|Five Expository Text Structures and Their Signal Words]
 * An Overview of Text Structures**

Narrative vs. Expository Text: [|Perceiving Text Structure]
 * Narrative and Expository Text**

Caroline Jarrett: [|Is Reading on the Web Really Different?] The New York Times: [|The Future of Reading] Will Richardson: [|Kids Prefer Reading Online]
 * Web-Based Text**

**Other Tools and Resources That Can Guide Your Planning:**
Research-Based Content Area Reading Instruction: taken from the [|Mosaic Listserv]

If the resources here aren't appealing to you, feel free to explore [|my bookmarks relevant to comprehension at Diigo.]

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