Effective Content Reading Strategies to Develop Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

David K. Pugalee

doi:10.5771/9781442238237

Summary

Success in mathematics and science requires students to process and comprehend various forms of text; yet, many teachers feel ill-equipped to promote the development of literacy skills within the context of developing conceptual understanding of mathematics and science. Many content area literacy resources do not provide an adequate development of the complexities involved in dealing with mathematics and science texts.

This work presents important background information on the reading and process and classroom tested strategies which include implementation information and ideas for modifying the strategy to diverse needs. These classroom examples support teachers and educational specialists as they design instructional experiences to facilitate both students’ conceptualization of important subject area content and the tools necessary for students to develop the literacy skills necessary to be successful in today’s text rich educational learning environments.

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Copyright year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4422-3821-3
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4422-3823-7
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 180
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
1 Understanding the Reading Process No access Pages 1 - 18
2 The Nature of Mathematics and Science Texts No access Pages 19 - 30
3 Teaching Reading in Math and Science No access Pages 31 - 52
4 Effective Strategies for Reading in Mathematics and Science No access Pages 53 - 166
References No access Pages 167 - 176
Index No access Pages 177 - 180