Breakthroughs in College Reading

This collection makes available a rich and multi-dimensional pedagogy for the “messy” art and “risky business” of reading in the college setting. Faculty teaching online or in person, across first year courses and into the disciplines—particularly in the sciences and mathematics—will find the ideas and attitudes modeled here extremely valuable for addressing students from diverse backgrounds as active and intelligent learners. I urge college teachers to read and learn from the authors’ wise stories. -- Eli Goldblatt, author of Alone with Each Other: Literacy and Literature Intertwined
Be prepared to be challenged and inspired by these testimonies of teachers of history, chemistry, math, writing, ESL, librarianship, and more who have integrated Reading Apprenticeship into their practice. These candid accounts of change, growth, and hard-won rewards are simply fantastic-- as are the rich and wise principles that underlie this cogent method of teaching and learning. Read this book and spread the word! -- Professor Deborah Brandt, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, author of Literacy in American Lives
This book offers compelling accounts of how the Reading Apprenticeship framework supports students' work with disciplinary texts. In arguing for three conceptual thresholds that faculty must cross to use reading effectively in their courses, this sweeping collection outlines a transformative teaching practice that has the potential to help students gain the discipline-specific literacy skills they need to succeed in college and beyond. It's a must read for faculty across the disciplines. -- Ellen Carillo, professor and Writing Program Coordinator, University of Connecticut
This collection situates the Reading Apprenticeship program within the college classroom. Faculty from many disciplines will find this work engaging, practical, and thought provoking. -- Karen Manarin, professor, Mount Royal University