Douglas Fisher - Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives: Comprehending, Analyzing and Discussing Text

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Fisher, Douglas, 1965
Teaching students to read like detectives : comprehending, analyzing, and discussing
text / Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Diane Lapp.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-935543-52-7 (perfect bound) -- ISBN 978-1-935543-53-4 (library edition) 1. Reading comprehension. 2. Discussion. I. Frey, Nancy, 1959- II. Lapp, Diane. III. Title.
LB1573.7.F553 2012
372.472--dc23

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INTRODUCTION
Comprehension Occurs Through Text-Based Analysis and Discussion

CHAPTER 1
Readers and Texts: Why Both Are Necessary for Understanding

CHAPTER 2
Argumentation: Gateway to Text-Based Analysis and Discussion

CHAPTER 3
Analyzing and Discussing Narrative Texts

CHAPTER 4
Analyzing and Discussing Expository Texts

CHAPTER 5
Analyzing and Discussing New-Media Texts

Douglas Fisher, PhD, is professor of language and literacy education in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University and a classroom teacher at Health Sciences High and Middle College. He teaches preservice courses in literacy and English language learners, graduate courses in reading instruction and intervention, and doctoral courses in policy, research, and literacy. As a classroom teacher, Dr. Fisher focuses on English language arts instruction. He was director of professional development for the City Heights Educational Collaborative and also taught English at Hoover High School.

Dr. Fisher received an International Reading Association Celebrate Literacy Award for his work on literacy leadership. For his work as codirector of the City Heights Professional Development Schools, Dr. Fisher received the Christa McAuliffe award. He was corecipient of the Farmer Award for excellence in writing from the National Council of Teachers of English for the article Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School, published in The English Journal.

Dr. Fisher has written numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design. His books include Literacy 2.0: Reading and Writing in 21st Century Classrooms, Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents, Checking for Understanding, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching, and Content-Area Conversations.

He earned a bachelors degree in communication, a masters degree in public health, an executive masters degree in business, and a doctoral degree in multicultural education. Dr. Fisher completed postdoctoral study focused on standards-based reforms at the National Association of State Boards of Education.

Nancy Frey, PhD, is a professor of literacy in the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University. Through the universitys teacher-credentialing and reading specialist programs, she teaches courses on elementary and secondary reading instruction and literacy in content areas, classroom management, and supporting students with diverse learning needs. Dr. Frey also teaches classes at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego. She is a board member of the California Reading Association and a credentialed special educator and reading specialist in California.

Before joining the university faculty, Dr. Frey was a public school teacher in Florida. She worked at the state level for the Florida Inclusion Network helping districts design systems for supporting students with disabilities in general education classrooms.

She is the recipient of the 2008 Early Career Achievement Award from the National Reading Conference and the Christa McAuliffe Award for excellence in teacher education from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. She was corecipient of the Farmer Award for excellence in writing from the National Council of Teachers of English for the article Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School.

Dr. Frey is coauthor of Literacy 2.0: Reading and Writing in 21st Century Classrooms, Checking for Understanding, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching, and Content-Area Conversations. She has written articles for The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, English Journal, Voices in the Middle, Middle School Journal, Remedial and Special Education, and Educational Leadership.

Diane Lapp, EdD, is a distinguished professor of education at San Diego State University and an English teacher and literacy coach at Health Sciences High and Middle College (HSHMC). Previously, she taught elementary and middle school grade levels. Dr. Lapp focuses on instruction that supports learning for a diverse range of students. Her career is founded on the idea that motivation and well-planned, guided instruction must be based on a continuous assessment of strengths and needs shown by the students.