content area literacy

When We All Teach Text Structures, Everyone Wins

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Teachers of history, science, and other subjects are now expected to weave literacy instruction into their teaching of content. But how should they do that? What are the most effective ways to help students learn to read challenging content-area texts?

Mind’s Eye: A Pre-Reading Strategy

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Some texts are just hard for students to get into. The Mind’s Eye strategy tackles that problem head on: It grabs students’ attention before they ever read a single word and creates a mystery that can only be solved by reading the text.

Book Review: The Best-Kept Teaching Secret

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Things have gotten awfully complicated and contentious in education lately. This friendly, easy-to-read book offers something we’re all looking for these days: simple ideas with big impact.