Content Area Reading

Maureen McLaughlin is a professor of reading education at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. She earned her doctorate at Boston University in reading and language development. Prior to her tenure at the University, Dr. McLaughlin spent fifteen years as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and department chair in a public school system.   A member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association from 2005 — 2008, Maureen is the author of numerous publications about the teaching of reading, reading comprehension, and content area literacies. A frequent speaker at international, national, and state conferences, Maureen is a consultant to school districts and universities throughout North America.

CONTENT AREA READING: Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies 1e

 

CH 1 Teaching in the 21st Century

CH 2 Teaching and Learning in an Age of Multiple Literacies

CH 3 Standards-Based Teaching and High-Stakes Assessments

CH 4 Comprehending Content Area Text

CH 5 Using Comprehension Strategies to Guide Thinking

CH 6 Using Comprehension Strategies to Extend Thinking

CH 7 Content Area Vocabulary

CH 8 Organizing for Teaching and Learning

CH 9 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

CH 10 Writing in the Content Areas

CH 11 Using Technology in the Content Areas

CH 12 Inquiry: Key to Critical and Creative Thinking in the Content Areas

CH 13 Poetry, Drama, Music, and Art: Alternative Representations of Thinking

CH 14 Course-Based Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting

CH 15 Meeting the Challenges and Continuing to Learn through Professional

Development

 

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