Teaching through Text: Reading and Writing in the Content Areas - Softcover

Pre-service and in-service middle and secondary school teachers get a core set of instructional techniques in this evidence-based, practical resource designed to help them incorporate reading-related approaches into their content classroom. The approaches are easy to follow, practical, effective, feature a strong empirical base and reflect the latest thinking in the field.

This new edition is an even more valuable resource for learning about content literacy through its up-to-date technology, emphasis on teaching literacy skills to second language learners, practical approach to applying concepts and techniques in actual classrooms, many expanded discussions, new examples, and much more.

Included are additional writing applications and web resources, new examples making the important concepts refreshingly clear, updated references, a series of 13 podcasts available online introducing the content of each chapter, and much more.

Michael C. McKenna is Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading at the University of Virginia.  He has authored, coauthored, or edited 21 books and more than 100 articles, chapters, and technical reports on a range of literacy topics.

Richard D. Robinson is Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is the author of 10 books and numerous articles on many areas of literacy development. His national prominence in the field of literacy has been acknowledged through many awards, such as the William H. Byler Distinguished Professor Award.