The following major topics for this course are presented below along with assigned readings from the Topping & McManus (TM) text. Selected CD materials will also be used as sources of information for each of these sessions.
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| WEEK 1 |
Class Handouts
TM: pp. 7-19 |
The “Reflective Professional” Conceptual Framework & What Good Content Readers/Learners Do |
| WEEK 2 |
CD: Studying
TM: pp. 22-34 |
Content Readers/Learners Need to Study I: Strategies to Develop Strategic Learners |
| WEEK 3 |
CD: Studying
TM: pp. 137-157 |
Content Readers/Learners Need to Study II: Systems & Techniques for Strategic Learners |
| WEEK 4 |
CD: Text Exam |
Examining Text Difficulty Objectively (Bring a content text from your specialty area and a palm computer or hand calculator to this class)
Study Mini-Lesson Due |
| WEEK 5 |
CD: Text Exam |
Examining Text Suitability & Supplemental Teaching Materials Subjectively |
| WEEK 6 |
CD: Pre-Reading
TM: pp. 35-53 |
Preparing Students to Read Content Through Pre-Reading Activities |
| WEEK 7 |
CD: Vocabulary
TM: pp. 83-86 |
Preparing Students to Read Content Through Vocabulary Development
Text Evaluations Due |
| WEEK 8 |
CD: Dur-Reading
TM: pp. 54-71 |
Focusing Attention & Guiding Understanding of Content Through During-Reading Activities
Pre-Reading Activities Due |
| WEEK 9 |
CD: Post-Reading
TM: pp. 73-90 |
Post-Reading Activities that Promote Critical Readers of Content |
| WEEK 10 |
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Spring Recess |
| WEEK 11 |
CD: Cyber-Search |
Planning for Internet CyberSearches
During-Reading Activities Due |
| WEEK 12 |
CD: Cyber-Search |
WORKSHOP: Designing On-line CyberSearches
Post-Reading Activities Due |
| WEEK 13 |
Internet Sites |
Using Technology to Promote Reading & Studying in the Content Classroom: Thinking Beyond the Text |
| WEEK 14 |
Internet Sites |
Organizing Text and Technology to Meet the Diverse Needs of Students |
| WEEK 15 |
CD Materials |
Managing and Assisting Diverse Readers: Techniques to Include Them That Work
Internet CyberSearch Activity DUE! |
| WEEK 16 |
TM: pp. 159-167 |
Putting the READING Puzzle Together: Frameworks for Chapter Instruction |
