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Comprehending content : reading across the curriculum, grades 6-12
Title:
Comprehending content : reading across the curriculum, grades 6-12
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produced and directed by Lisa Hartman ; Line through Post ; Photopia Productions LLC.
Publication Information:
Portland, Me. : Stenhouse Publishers, [2006]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (119 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewing guide (27 p. ; 26 cm.)
ISBN:
9781571104595
General Note:
Companion to the text: Do I really have to teach reading? : content comprehension, grades 6-12 / Cris Tovani. c2004.

CD-ROM contains viewing guide.
Abstract:
Series of two DVDs from Chris Tovani's high school classroom at Smoky Hill High in Aurora, Colorado, which bring viewers into her school and classroom and show how she and her colleagues are meeting the challenge of improving students' reading skills across the curriculum. Includes examples of Cris working with students using texts from multiple disciplines in her classroom, as well as collaborating with colleagues throughout the school.
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Contents:
Disc 1. Modeling what good readers do (32:25) ; Interpreting data: charts, graphs, standardized tests (28:55) -- Disc 2. Reading like a mathematician (27:58) ; Synthesizing complex ideas (30:02).
Credits:
Editors, Ryan Moore, Bryce Button ; cameras, Bob Tatlock, Tom Miller ; music composed and performed by Mary Stribling with Neil Haverstick, Ernie Crews.
Performer:
Teacher, Cris Tovani.
Technical Details:
DVD.
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