Description
Book SynopsisMiddle grade students can learn a great deal about themselves and their world by reading informative texts in science courses. These texts will focus on important topics in earth science, life science, and physical science and shape students' understandings about scientific inquiry, science-related processes and phenomenon, engineering and design, and technological innovations. But reading is a complex act, and most students need specific reading-related support to understand assigned texts in middle grade science courses.
This book focuses on the cyclical nature of reading, the actions proficient readers engage in to understand science textbooks and other informational texts, and the instructional support that teachers can provide to enhance middle grade students' learning of science content through reading. Three associated questions will be addressed in this book:
?What actions do proficient readers engage in to understand assigned course texts?
?Wha
Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Reading this Book
Chapter 1: Reading in the Middle Grades
Introduction
Reading in Middle Grades
Reading Beyond Middle Grades
Looking Back and Ahead
Chapter 2: The Reading Cycle
Introduction
The Reading Cycle
Proficient Reading Actions
Looking Back and Ahead
Chapter 3: Before Reading Actions
Introduction: Before Reading Phase Actions
Clarifying One’s Goal And Purpose
Generating Expectations
Activating Knowledge
Developing Knowledge
Looking Back and Ahead
Grounding: Before Reading Phase Actions
Chapter 4: During Reading Actions I
Introduction: During Reading Phase Actions
Visualizing
Reading Fluently
Looking Back and Ahead
Grounding: During Reading Phase Actions
Chapter 5: During Reading Actions II
Introduction: During Reading Phase Actions
Reading for Understanding
Inferencing
Looking Back and Ahead
Grounding: During Reading Phase Actions
Chapter 6: During Reading Actions III
Introduction: During Reading Phase Actions
Formulating
Building Coherence
Looking Back and Ahead
Grounding: During Reading Phase Actions
Chapter 7: After Reading Actions
Introduction: After Reading Phase Actions
Summarizing
Reconfiguring
Assessing
Clarifying
Looking Back and Ahead
Grounding: After Reading Phase Actions
Chapter 8: Mediational Practices
Introduction
Previously Showcased Practices
Before Reading Mediational Practices
After Reading Mediational Practices
Multi-Phase Mediational Practices
Selection Guide and Further Reading
References
About the Author
