Building Academic Literacy by Audrey Fielding

Building Academic Literacy by Audrey Fielding

Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12, features pieces by five middle and high school teachers working with the Reading Apprenticeship instructional framework introduced in Reading for Understanding, (Schoenbach, et al, Jossey-Bass, 1999). Filled with instructional tips, lesson plans, and curriculum resources, this book offers guidance on conducting Academic Literacy courses as well as readings from a companion student book— Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship. It can serve as an excellent resource for any content area teacher, grades 6-12, looking for classroom-based ideas to motivate adolescents in becoming more active, engaged and strategic readers.

Audrey Fielding is a consultant with the Strategic Literacy Initiative at WestEd and the Bay Area Writing Program.

Ruth Schoenbach is codirector of the Strategic Literacy Initiative at WestEd.

Marean Jordan is director of Professional Development of the Strategic Literacy Initiative at WestEd.

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ISBN 13	9780787965563
ISBN 10	0787965561
Title	Building Academic Literacy
Author	Audrey Fielding
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published	2003-04-10
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.