Content Area Reading

by Jo Anne L. Vacca, Maryann Mraz, Richard T. Vacca, et al.

Book Overview

Shows pre- and in-service content area teachers how to use literacy-related instructional strategies to help students think and learn with all kinds of print and digital texts. KEY TOPICS:... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0673524574
• ISBN13: 9780673524577
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Got my money's worth

the book arrived promptly and in good condition. the transaction was very smooth, no hassle. would definitely do business again.

Reading in the Content Standard

Vacca & Vacca's book has long been a standard in graduate education classes for good reason. Now in its ninth edition, the book defines and expands on the idea of content literacy-- "the ability to use reading, writing, talking, listening, and viewing processes to learn subject matter across the curriculum" (xx). Educators will find the numerous best practices spread throughout the chapter, and the authors have addressed many of the issues of the modern classroom, including culturally/linguistically diverse learners, the use of trade books and electronic texts, and the influence of high-stakes and standardized testing. New and experienced educators alike will be interested in chapters 9 and 10, which deal with the writing exercises and reading strategies needed to improve student literacy. A useful and thought-provoking book for teachers of any content area.

Great Resource

Content Area Reading was a required text for one of my courses. I sold it back at the end of a semester and have been kicking myself ever since. I've needed it on numerous occasions. This is one to keep around and will prove useful for future reference!

Content Area Reading : Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum (8th Edition)

My husband had to have this book as a textbook for a Summer School course at ECU.

Still the best reading methods book around

This book by Vacca is still the best of the content-area reading books on the market. Unlike many of the others out there, this one shows splendid visual representations and step-by-step approaches to a variety of reading strategies for secondary teachers. Save yourself time. Give this one a try.