While many students may have fluency in reading, few have the critical and analytic skills needed for college-level academic work. Students need to be able not only to comprehend complex content-area texts, they also need to be able to discuss ideas cogently and compose papers on academic topics. This book offers a carefully structured approach for integrating thinking skills into the reading and writing process. Emphasizing the seven habits of effective readers and writers, the book shows teachers how to help students comprehend the deeper meaning in texts, compare and interpret information, summarize arguments, and finally to internalize and communicate what they've learned. The book will feature master lessons across the content areas along with guidance on how to adapt the lessons to serve various needs. It will also provide guidance on guidance on assessment and motivational factors and will include reproducible lesson-planning tools as well as other resources.
