Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines, 2nd edition
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1625311214 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This thoroughly revised second edition of Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines shows how to help students adjust their thinking to comprehend a range of complex texts that fall outside their reading comfort zones. Doug Buehl strips away the one-size-fits-all approach to content area literacy and presents a much-needed instructional model for disciplinary literacy, showing how to mentor middle and high school learners to become “academic insiders” who are college and career ready. Being literate in an academic discipline means more than simply being able to read and compr