Middle grade students can learn a great deal about themselves and their world by reading informative texts in science courses. These texts will focus on important topics in earth science, life science, and physical science and shape students' understandings about scientific inquiry, science-related processes and phenomenon, engineering and design, and technological innovations. But reading is a complex act, and most students need specific reading-related support to understand assigned texts in middle grade science courses. This book focuses on the cyclical nature of reading, the actions proficient readers engage in to understand science textbooks and other informational texts, and the instructional support that teachers can provide to enhance middle grade students' learning of science content through reading. Three associated questions will be addressed in this book: * What actions do proficient readers engage in to understand assigned course texts? * What do these actions entail, and how do they relate to each other? * What teacher-mediated practices best support middle grade students' development as proficient readers and enhance their learning of course content through reading?
TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction: Reading this Book Chapter 1: Reading in the Middle Grades Introduction Reading in Middle Grades Reading Beyond Middle Grades Looking Back and Ahead Chapter 2: The Reading Cycle Introduction The Reading Cycle Proficient Reading Actions Looking Back and Ahead Chapter 3: Before Reading Actions Introduction: Before Reading Phase Actions Clarifying One's Goal And Purpose Generating Expectations Activating Knowledge Developing Knowledge Looking Back and Ahead Grounding: Before Reading Phase Actions Chapter 4: During Reading Actions I Introduction: During Reading Phase Actions Visualizing Reading Fluently Looking Back and Ahead Grounding: During Reading Phase Actions Chapter 5: During Reading Actions II Introduction: During Reading Phase Actions Reading for Understanding Inferencing Looking Back and Ahead Grounding: During Reading Phase Actions Chapter 6: During Reading Actions III Introduction: During Reading Phase Actions Formulating Building Coherence Looking Back and Ahead Grounding: During Reading Phase Actions Chapter 7: After Reading Actions Introduction: After Reading Phase Actions Summarizing Reconfiguring Assessing Clarifying Looking Back and Ahead Grounding: After Reading Phase Actions Chapter 8: Mediational Practices Introduction Previously Showcased Practices Before Reading Mediational Practices After Reading Mediational Practices Multi-Phase Mediational Practices Selection Guide and Further Reading References About the Author
