{"product_id":"critical-reading-across-the-curriculum-volume-2-social-and-natural-sciences-9781119155263","title":"Critical Reading Across the Curriculum, Volume 2: Social and Natural Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides educators with practical strategies, tools, and techniques for teaching critical reading skills to students in the social and natural sciences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrong critical reading skills are an essential part of any student's academic success. Teaching these vital skills requires educators to develop and implement effective teaching strategies, often based on their own critical reading practices. \u003ci\u003eCritical Reading Across the Curriculum, Volume 2: Social and Natural Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e provides educators with expert insights, real-world methods, and proven strategies to build critical reading skills in students across disciplines. Drawing from the experience of seasoned classroom practitioners, this book presents a dozen essays that offer various applications of critical reading best practices in fields such as anthropology, biology, economics, engineering, political science, and sociology. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClear, jargon-free chapters identify, explain, and illustrate best teaching practices for critical reading. Containing numerous practical examples and demonstrations, essays written by experts in their respective fields explain what critical reading requires for their discipline, as well as how to teach those skills in the classroom. Every essay includes a host of pedagogical activities, assignments, and projects that can be used directly or adapted for diverse teaching applications. This valuable book helps educators: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop the skills students need to ask the right questions, consider sources, assess evidence, evaluate arguments, and reason critically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourage students to practice critical reading skills with engaging exercises and activities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeach students to establish context and identify contextual connections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplain how to read for arguments, including content-based and conceptual arguments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdapt and apply teaching strategies to various curricula and disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Reading Across the Curriculum, Volume 2: Social and Natural Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal resource for educators in a wide range of areas, such as college and high school instructors in science and social science disciplines and instructors of graduate education courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anton Borst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119155263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANTON BORST, PHD, \u003c\/b\u003e is an instructional consultant and faculty developer at NYU's center for teaching and learning, and has taught literature and writing at Hunter College, Baruch College, and Pace University. He is co-editor with Robert DiYanni of \u003ci\u003eCritical Reading Across the Curriculum, Volume I: Humanities\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERT DiYANNI, PHD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Humanities at New York University and an instructional consultant at NYU's center for teaching and learning. He is author of \u003ci\u003eCritical and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCreative\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThinking: A Brief Guide for Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor with Anton Borst of \u003ci\u003eCritical Reading Across the Curriculum, Volume I: Humanities\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40983278026867,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":50.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_51e51f91-9895-48d6-a32f-669a4725e6e0.jpg?v=1696517076","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/critical-reading-across-the-curriculum-volume-2-social-and-natural-sciences-9781119155263","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}