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Why do so many adolescents struggle with content-area reading?

  • Page 1: Middle School Literacy
  • Page 2: Text Complexity

What can teachers do to help students develop stronger vocabulary knowledge?

  • Page 3: Vocabulary Knowledge
  • Page 4: Introduction to Possible Sentences
  • Page 5: Select Words
  • Page 6: Pronounce and Define Words
  • Page 7: Compose Possible Sentences
  • Page 8: Read Text and Revise Sentences

What can teachers do to improve students’ comprehension of content-area text?

  • Page 9: Comprehending Content-Area Text
  • Page 10: Introduction to Anticipation-Reaction Guide
  • Page 11: Identify Personal Perspectives
  • Page 12: Document Evidence and Consider Perspectives
  • Page 13: Modify or Qualify Perspectives

Resources

  • Page 14: References & Additional Resources
  • Page 15: Credits
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Secondary Reading Instruction (Part 2): Deepening Middle School Content-Area Learning with Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies

* Note: If you have not done so already, consider completing part one before beginning this resource:

  • Secondary Reading Instruction (Part 1): Teaching Vocabulary and Comprehension in the Content Areas

This module examines some of the reasons that adolescents struggle with content-area text and overviews effective strategies teachers can use to improve the vocabulary and comprehension skills of students with a wide range of abilities and across a variety of subjects (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

A Professional Development Certificate for this module is available.

Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

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