TY - BOOK AU - Rozmiarek,Rebecca TI - Improving reading skills across the content areas: ready-to-use activities and assessments for grades 6-12 SN - 1412904595 (cloth) PY - 2006/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Corwin Press KW - Content area reading KW - Reading (Secondary) KW - Education, Secondary KW - Activity programs N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-166) and index; Introduction to reading in grades 6-12 -- Setting a purpose for reading -- Connecting to prior knowledge -- Understanding vocabulary terms and concepts -- Identifying significant information in text -- Visualizing text information -- Asking questions in order to develop a deeper understanding -- Drawing conclusions and making inferences -- Analyzing text structure -- Evaluating the author's viewpoint ER -