"With the current surge of interest in adolescent literacy and the focus on student achievement, teachers and administrators alike welcome the third edition of the Project CRISS training manual. This book places teaching students how to learn at the center of educational reform. It represents a gathering of expertise from researchers, teachers and students.
The authors have provided coherency and structure to the vast topic of content literacy. They talk teacher-to-teacher about ways to implement strategies in all aspects of reading, writing, and learning in content subjects. The authors write with the teacher in mind. Their writing is fresh, clear and to the point. They present strategies directly with specific ideas for classroom implementation. Student examples bring ideas alive.
Over 50 percent of the material in this edition is new, with added chapters on assessment, teacher research, and hte CRISS Strategic Learning Plan. Each chapter contains an updated review of relevant research, plus new strategies and examples."