Scaffolded Reading Instruction of Content-Area Texts

2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 347-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Fisher ◽  
Nancy Frey
Keyword(s):  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Content Area

Effective Practices for Teaching Content Area Reading

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Stevens ◽  
Sharon Vaughn
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
General Education ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Content Area Reading ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Content Acquisition ◽  
Social Studies Instruction

Adequate reading skills are necessary for college and career readiness and success in the work force, but many students do not have sufficient reading skills. The 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress demonstrated that fourth- and eighth-grade students had made little to no progress in reading since the previous report in 2017. Elementary level students often receive dedicated English language arts instruction during the day, but this is not always true for secondary level students . One way that educators can support students across the grade levels is by providing evidence-based reading instruction within content areas (i.e., science and social studies instruction). Researchers have investigated ways for teachers to provide high-quality content area reading instruction to support the reading comprehension and content acquisition of students in general education settings. Previous research suggests that paraphrasing and text structure instruction support readers’ identification of key ideas and the integration of those ideas across paragraphs and passages when reading content area texts. These practices align with reading comprehension theory in support of conscious text processing while reading. Teaching readers to generate main ideas during reading may improve the reading outcomes and content acquisition outcomes not only for typical readers but also for struggling readers and those identified for special education. Educators’ implementation of such practices within science and social studies instruction may improve students’ reading performance and content learning across grade levels.

Instructional Strategies for Content-Area Reading Instruction

1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 293-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Pedrotty Bryant ◽  
Nicole Ugel ◽  
Sylvia Thompson ◽  
Allison Hamff
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Content Area Reading ◽  
Content Area

Defining content area reading instruction

Reading World ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
James D. Riley
Keyword(s):  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Content Area Reading ◽  
Content Area

An Historical Exploration of Content Area Reading Instruction

1983 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 419 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Moore ◽  
John E. Readence ◽  
Robert J. Rickelman
Keyword(s):  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Content Area Reading ◽  
Content Area
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