Reading History A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy
Reading History: A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy by Janet Allen, published by Oxford University Press in 2005, offers educators insights into enhancing student engagement with history through effective reading strategies. This 160-page guide addresses common challenges teachers face in making history textbooks accessible and interesting to students, providing practical solutions to improve literacy in the context of historical learning.
The book presents various strategies for teaching nonfiction reading, specifically utilizing Joy Hakim’s A History of US series as a focal point. Janet Allen, a nationally recognized literacy advocate, shares classroom-tested methods and includes real student samples to illustrate the application of these strategies. Readers will find a resource that connects education, teaching, and reading, aimed at making history more engaging and comprehensible for students across different grade levels.
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Having trouble interesting your students in history or the history textbook? Concerned about the ability of your students to actually read the textbook? Learn ways to tie reading strategies to the learning of history, and discover sources that will help history come alive for your students.
Nationally known literacy advocate Janet Allen discusses strategies for teaching nonfiction reading using Joy Hakim’s award winning A History of US series as the center of a blossoming campaign among educators to integrate literacy and history. Classroom tested at a variety of grade levels, real student samples are interspersed throughout the book providing clearer understanding of the strategies in action.
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