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"What the Research Says About Science Process Skills"

"Reading in the Sciences" The teaching of science and reading have similar goals-to pursue meaning and understanding. Both disciplines share the aspiration of making sense of information. Scientists engage in procedures of investigation to gain knowledge of natural phenomena. Readers interact with text to gain knowledge and make connections to the content. "

Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

"A Puzzle To the Rest of Us": Who Is a "Reader" Anyway? Bronwyn T. Williams

Fostering High Levels of Reading and Learning in Secondary Students An Invited Commentary Michael F. Graves University of Minnesota

"You Can't Learn Much from Books You Can't Read Richard L. Allington Many students in grades 5-12 struggle to learn from content-area textbooks that don't match their reading levels."

"Across all disciplines, teachers have identified a need to strengthen students' ability to read for information...to develop strategic readers."

"Reading Success with Expository Texts Struggling readers present secondary classroom teachers with unique challenges. Secondary teachers are experts in their subject areas but they have not been trained to "teach" reading. However, when given an expository text, struggling readers require intervention in order to understand what they are reading. This week, we offer a series of tips teachers can implement immediately to help struggling readers comprehend expository text."

Reading Skills, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online

"Reading in the Content Areas: Strategies for Success"

Reading Strategies online: great resource

"Strategies for Effective use of Science Reading Materials"

"Making Thinking Visible by David Perkins "

"Prereading Strategies"