Promoting Academic Competence and Literacy in School

Academic Competence in Classrooms: D. Miechenbaum and A. Biemiller, in Search of Student Expertise in the Classroom: A Metacognitive Analysis. G. Nuthall and A. Alton-Lee, Understanding How Student Learn in Classrooms. Reading: M. Pressley, P. Beard, E. Dinary, and R. Brown, Skilled and Not-So-Skilled Reading: Good Information Processing and Not-So-Good Information Processing. T. Shanahan, Reading Comprehension as a Conservation with an Author. C. Collins, Improving Reading and Thinking: From Teaching or Not Teaching Skills to Interactive Interventions. G.E. Miller and M.E. Brewster, Developing Self-Sufficient Learners in Reading and Mathematics. M.A. Gallego, Collaborative Instruction for Reading Comprehension: The Role of Discourse and Discussion. R.E. Mayer, Guiding Student's Cognitive Processing of Scientific Information in Text. Writing: M. Montague and A. Graves, Teaching Narrative Composition to Students with Learning Disabilities. K.R. Harris and S. Graham, Self-Regulated Strategy Development: A Part of the Writing Process. C.B. McCormick, B.A. Busching, and E.F. Potter, Children's Knowledge About Writing: The Development and Use of Evaluative Criteria. J. Fitzgerald, Variant Views About Good Thinking During Composing: Focus on Revision. Development of Teachers Who Promote Academic Competence, Skilled Reading, and Good Writing: F.L. Kline, D.D. Deshler, and J.B. Schumaker, Implementing Learning Strategy Instruction in Class Settings: A Research Perspective. I.W. Gaskins, E.A. Cunicelli, and E. Satlow, Implementing an Across-the-Curriculum Strategies Program: Teacher's Reaction to Change. L.R. Roehler, Embracing the Instructional Complexities of Reading Instruction. P.L. Anders and C.S. Bos, Dimensions of Professional Development: Weaving Teacher Beliefs and Strategic Content. J.G. Borkowski and N. Muthukrishna, Moving Metacognition into the Classroom: "Working Models" and Effective Strategy Teaching. Each chapter includes references. Index.