October 2006
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October 2006 | Volume 64 | Number 2
Reading, Writing, Thinking
Feature Articles
Perspectives / Making Sense
Marge Scherer
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Task, Text, and Talk: Literacy for All Subjects
Stephanie McConachie, Megan Hall, Lauren Resnick, Anita K. Ravi, Victoria L. Bill, Jody Bintz and Joseph A. Taylor
Why students must learn the habits of reading, writing, and thinking for each discipline.
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When Thinking Skills Trump Reading Skills
Gay Ivey and Douglas Fisher
Help older struggling readers to use their higher-level skills and, at the same time, build basic literacy.
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Learning to Think in English
Yu Ren Dong
Question-seeking activities invite students to hypothesize in a new language.
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N Is for Nonsensical
Susan B. Neuman
Drilling preschoolers in skills is not sufficient.
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Savoring Reading, Schoolwide
Sally M. Reis and Elizabeth A. Fogarty
Planned experiences guide students to read challenging yet enjoyable texts.
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Who's Afraid of the "Big Bad Answer"?
Maren Aukerman
Correcting students' misinterpretations may short-circuit meaningful discussion.
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Where's the Content?
Will Fitzhugh
Teachers and tests too often ask students to focus on style, mechanics, and personal feelings, the founder of The Concord Review believes.
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For the Sake of Argument
Alex Hernandez, Melissa Aul Kaplan and Robert Schwartz
A charter school produces high achievers by teaching the laws of logic and rhetoric.
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The Trait Lady Speaks Up
Ruth Culham
Although not a quick fix, the 6+1 Traits model is an excellent way to focus on writing essentials.
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What Are You Thinking?
Katie Wood Ray
Primary school children learn early on to voice their thoughts.
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Think Before You Write
Joanna Hawkins
When students' papers showed little understanding of the topics, teachers reversed the order of their assignments.
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In the Company of Critical Thinkers
ReLeah Lent
Study groups that discuss school policies, historical events, and environmental issues build shared literacy experiences.
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Literacy Assessment, New Zealand Style
Thomas R. Guskey, Jeffrey K. Smith, Lisa F. Smith, Terry Crooks and Lester Flockton
Authentic assessments that review all kinds of student work give educators an accurate picture of students' progress.
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Special Topic / From Five Days to Four
Rachel Yarbrough and David Alan Gilman
Rural districts find cost-saving efficiencies when they change the schedule.
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Departments
Leading To Change / Leadership Leverage
Douglas Reeves
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The Principal Connection / Lessons From the Jury Box
Thomas R. Hoerr
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All About Accountability / Diagnostic Assessment: A Measurement Mirage?
W. James Popham
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ASCD Community in Action
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Backtalk / On Being Disrespected
Marc Prensky
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Journal Staff
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Online Only
EL Study Guide / Digging for Content in Writing
Naomi Thiers
For professional development and study groups.
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Review / The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America By Jonathan Kozol, 2005
Julie Landsman
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Copyright © 2006 by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
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