Reading and Writing in All Content Areas for Secondary Teachers

Reading and Writing “Like writing, reading is an act of composition. When we write, we compose thoughts on paper. When we read, we compose meaning in our minds. Thoughtful active readers use the text to stimulate their own thinking and to engage with the mind of the writer.” Stephanie Harvey, Strategies That Work, 2000, 14. Under the protection of the umbrella, students can pick and choose the strategies and traits they need to engage in reading and writing successfully.

An Overview Reading Strategies Writing Traits

Reading Strategies Accessing Prior Knowledge Clarifying Summarizing Questioning Identifying Text Structure Predicting

Ideas Organization Sentence Fluency Voice Word Choice Conventions Writing Traits Ideas Organization Sentence Fluency Voice Word Choice Conventions

before, during, reading or writing. All strategies and traits are used and after reading or writing.

Before Reading Writing Ideas Organization Identifying text structure reading and writing strategies Reading Writing Accessing prior knowledge Ideas Organization Identifying text structure

During Reading Writing Voice Questioning Word Choice Predicting reading and writing strategies Reading Writing Voice Questioning Word Choice Predicting Sentence Fluency Clarifying

After Reading Writing Summarizing Conventions reading and writing strategies Reading Writing Summarizing Conventions

Reminder All strategies fit together under the umbrella of reading and writing and are in constant use.

Now we’re ready to begin! Before reading and writing We are going to read a short piece and write a paragraph about The World’s Most Endangered Primate. On a piece of paper, write down what you already know about endangered animals. (Reading Strategy-Accessing Prior Knowledge) Draw a picture of what you think an endangered animal would look like. (Writing Trait-Ideas)

During reading and writing As you read the article on the handout, write questions that come to your mind. (Reading Strategy -Questioning) Underline the words that stand out. (Writing Trait-Word choice)

After reading and writing Write a summary of what you’ve read. (Reading Strategy-Summary) Write about an animal that you create and describe it using all the senses. (Writing Trait –Word choice)

Identifying text structures-Reading Strategy More Before reading strategies and writing traits Identifying text structures-Reading Strategy And Organization-Writing Traits Compare and Contrast Cause and Effect Definition Sequence Problem Solving Description Question and Answer