Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading and Learning (Third Edition)

Reading materials used during the study of subjects such as biology, history, or vocational arts often contain unfamiliar concepts, strange terms unusual writing styles. Research has informed educators about the value of preparing students for reading in the content areas, but how do teachers begin the complicated task of planning effective prereading activities that maximize their students' learning? Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading & Learning, Third Edition, provides practical activities that promote the learning of adolescents in their daily work in content classrooms. This edition differs from the second edition in two significant ways. First, the authors have updated material to reflect the most recent information that has been revealed about prereading activities. Second, this book concludes with a new chapter that addresses the nuances of selecting, combining & using prereading activities across lessons & units. Other chapters offer valuable strategies for asking & answering questions before reading, forecasting passages, understanding vocabulary, graphically representing information & writing before reading. The wealth of strategies & the expanded reference list offered in this book will help teachers make printed materials in all content areas understandable & interesting to students. John E. Readence is a professor of education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. David W. Moore is a professor of education at Arizona State University West, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Robert J. Rickelman is an associate professor of reading education at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.Moore Readence is the author of 'Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading and Learning (Third Edition)', published 2000 under ISBN 9780872072619 and ISBN 0872072614.