Why Do I Need to Teach Reading? If you teach a content area subject and have struggled with incorporating Reading into your classroom, please join us for some practical solutions. We will provide example lessons and materials to help you feel comfortable and confident about using these Reading strategies in your classroom. Presenters: Angie Douglas & Mandy Lovell

1. WHY TEACH
READING IN THE
CONTENT AREAS?

2. I teach _______, not Reading!
• Reasons to teach Reading in the Content Areas….
– It is just one more way to expose the content to the
learner.
– Reading is a vital means of exposing learners to
what thinking in your content area looks like. (Can
they see themselves with a job in your field?)
– Connects their learning in each subject. !!!

3. Teaching Reading with Diverse
Learners
• Jigsaw- Each student is given a topic to read/research.
Students discuss their ideas/finding with other students
who read same topic. Lastly, meet back with original
group to teach topic to group.
• Think-Pair-Share – Allows all students to feel more
confident before speaking out.
• Affinity- Works through new Math concept or jots notes
on topic, meet back with group and share ideas to come
to a conclusion.
• Reader’s Theaters- Characters’ parts are leveled.
• www.newsela.com – Site with articles already leveled
by Lexiles.

4. How to improve content area reading..
• Discuss the layout of the textbook – Make students
comfortable with text.
• Walk through (Preview) the readings – point out
headings, bold, italics, captions, etc….
• Set a Purpose for Reading
• Use Journals, Newspapers, Primary Sources,
Surprising Facts
• MODEL, MODEL, MODEL!

5. Before-During-After Reading
• Before – Activate Prior Knowledge
– Make Predictions, Set Purpose for Reading, Questioning
– Anticipation Guide – Student agree/disagree with statement and
explain rationale. Revisits after reading.
• During – Think about what is being read
– QAR-Question Answer Relationship
– Co-Read-Read, then teach to partner
– Double Entry Journal – Summarize and React to text.
• After-Clarifying what was read
– Summary Frames
– SQ3R-Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review
– KWL

6. Vocabulary Instruction
• Take time to TEACH vocabulary – It will pay off!
• Strategies:
– Frayer Model
– Word Walls
– Word Sorts
– Create image for word
– Rate words and then revisit throughout unit
• 3= No knowledge of word, 2 = I’ve heard the word, 1= Know it and
use it
– Usage reward chart
– www.flocabulary.com

7. History
• Bio Cube
• Primary Sources
• Hot Seat
• Facebook Friends
• History Dinner Party
• Footprints through History
• ABC books

8. Science
• Pamphlets
• Point of View Cartoon
• ABC books
• Learning Log
• Creative Debate
• Timed Readings Plus in Science
• Six-Way Paragraphs in the Content
Areas

9. Math
• Graphic Organizers
• K-N-W-S
• Word Problem Roulette
• Reverse Word Problems
• Historical Connections
• Vocabulary – VOC Strategy
Semantic Feature Analysis
Verbal and Visual Word Association

10. 1. Model!
2. Vocabulary IS important!
3. Cross-Curriculum Connections!
Let’s Practice…

11. Bibliography
• www.readwritethink.com
• www.newsela.com
• www.cbsd.org
• Historical Connections in Mathematics by Wilbert &
Luetta Reimer
• Teaching Reading in Mathematics by Mary Lee
Barton & Clare Heidema
• Teaching Reading in Science by Mary Lee Barton &
Deborah Jordan