Coteaching reading comprehension strategies in secondary school libraries : maximizing your impact

This companion volume to Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension, which covered lower grades, completes the educational arc by focusing on adolescent readers in grades 6-12. Drawing on the most current standards from the American Association for School Librarians (AASL) as well as cutting-edge research, this straightforward book

Offers a comprehensive approach to increasing students' reading comprehension, with chapters covering the complete range of skills Includes graphic organizers, rubrics, sample student work, adaptable lesson plans, and more Addresses the evolving relationship between technology and reading comprehension

Designed to raise reading scores and encourage classroom teacher-school librarian partnerships, this timely resource identifies new and critical areas of importance as they relate to current standards.

Collaborative teaching in the age of accountability -- Maximizing your impact -- Reading comprehension strategy one: activating or building background knowledge -- Reading comprehension strategy two: using sensory images -- Reading comprehension strategy three: questioning -- Reading comprehension strategy four: making predictions and drawing inferences -- Reading comprehension strategy five: determining main ideas -- Reading comprehension strategy six: using fix-up options -- Reading comprehension strategy seven: synthesizing.