Investigating secondary content teachers' and preservice teachers' conceptions of study strategy instruction

Bringing television back to the bedroom: Transactions between a seventh grade struggling reader and her mathematics teacher

“…Mathematics teachers are likely to recognize that their students have comprehension difficulties but may not know the best way to respond (Hall, 2005;Bintz, 1997;Jackson & Cunningham, 1994). Teachers may find ways to help their students learn content without requiring much reading.…”

“…Content area teachers may recognize that their students have comprehension difficulties that influence their abilities to learn from text (Bintz, 1997;Jackson & Cunningham, 1994;Yore, 1991). However, they often have little knowledge about the reading process, how to meet the needs of struggle readers, and may find it difficult to incorporate reading instruction into their classrooms (Hall, 2005).…”

Creating a Culture that Fosters Disciplinary Literacy in Agricultural Sciences

“…Due to a lack of understanding and familiarity with specific reading strategies (Park & Osborne, 2006, 2007b teachers often fail to implement reading strategies in their courses (Bean, 1997;Jackson & Cunningham, 1994-95;Stewart & O'Brien, 1989). In addition, Park and Osborne (2006) found that less than 40% of agricultural science teachers had completed a content area reading course in their college education.…”