"[Argues that] lecture-only instruction is not the best way for students to learn ... Veteran teacher and instructional coach Cris Tovani provides a practical model for instruction that's backed by ... research and puts student engagement at the center of ... teaching. Her examples of problem-based learning activities include connections to national standards and topics that matter outside the classroom walls"--Back cover.
Describes strategies teachers can use to help their students understand the reading in any curriculum area, and includes examples and stories from high school classrooms, and examples of student work.
Cris Tovani describes how to monitor, assess, and grade students' thinking and performance. Includes lessons from Cris' classroom, assessment templates, and ideas on how to give feedback.
The author, a reading specialist, shares some of the problems she has faced in her own classroom; explains how she addressed the dilemma, focusing on what good readers do to make sense of text; and offers suggestions teachers can use to make content more accessible.
