The newest book from Madison, WI author and educator Doug Buehl.

This is the only text on the market that focuses specifically on content area reading for the middle grades.   The third edition of this unique text has been thoroughly updated to include the most current research in the field of Middle School Literacy. Unlike most texts that ignore the middle school reader, this text addresses the issues that affect middle school students and teachers and their experiences with literacy instruction. Readable and teacher friendly, this text provides not only a strong research base, but also practical teaching strategies for teachers in all of the content areas.   This book is designed to be a companion book to Rycik and Irvin Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades which focuses on reading in English/Language arts classes.  This book focuses on content area reading instruction.