Reading/Writing Connection, The: Strategies for Teaching and Learning in the Secondary Classroom, 3rd edition

·    Practical demonstration lessons in almost every chapter model how to scaffold guided practice activities into coherent lesson sequences, paving the way for teachers to implement theoretically sound, teacher-tested lessons in the classroom.

·    Provides student models at middle and high school levels in almost every chapter, illustrating actual student responses to reading and writing activities.

·    “Learning Log Reflections” at the end of each chapter invite readers to take a step back and reflect upon what they have  learned, providing teachers opportunities to engage in the same cognitive strategies that readers and writers use when they compose.

·    Includes literary selections in almost every chapter, giving teachers easy access to the literature featured in the activities and demonstration lessons.

·         New demonstration lessons that highlight students showing cognitive strategy use

·         More high school examples and references to high school texts throughout the book

·         A focus on 21^st century literacies throughout the book with specific activities influenced by the Partnership for 21^st Century Skills Framework and the 21^st Century English Skills Map

·         Differentiation activities in several demonstration lessons for different student populations

·         An emphasis on cognitive strategy use with non-fiction (Chapter 2)

·         Information on brain-based learning (Chapter 5)

·         New strategies for interacting with a text (Chapter 6)

·         Information on teaching graphic novels (Chapter 7)

·         Expanded focus on the multi-genre paper (Chapter 10)

·         Cognitive strategies booklets with visuals and more revision strategies (Chapter 11)

·         New grammar and vocabulary activities (Chapter 12)

·         More discussion on enhancing academic literacy for ELLs (Chapter 13)

·         New Book Club strategies (Chapter 14)

·         Updated research results on the power of cognitive strategies approach on scientifically-based research (Appendix)