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Exemplary instruction in the middle grades : teaching that supports engagement and rigorous learning / edited by Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reading (Middle school).
- Content area reading.
- Middle school teaching--United States.
- Middle school teaching.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and lesson examples. Emphasis is given to supporting critical engagement with texts and drawing on technology and new literacies. The book covers spec
- Contents:
- Teaching content literacy
- Developing spoken and written language
- Establishing effective learning routines.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613431233
- 1-4625-0294-6
- 1-283-43123-8
- OCLC:
- 772845656
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