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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EL Study Guide / Digging for Content in Writing

Naomi Thiers

For professional development and study groups.

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Book Review

Julie Landsman

The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol

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