<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">To help students understand content, don't throw out the old, just add the new<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-prop-change: ahuisman 20090317T1113"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Exposing students to various ways to express a thought or idea gives them the opportunity to be successful and share their experiences in ways that resonate. The range of options is expanding so quickly that it can be both exciting and intimidating. Which tools will work best for a particular assignment? How should you use them? That's what this book is about.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-Nancy Walker, Thomas Bean, and Benita Dillard<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What do you do <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">When Textbooks Fall Short</I>? When students can't or won't engage with content-area textbooks that seem like artifacts filled with disconnected facts? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You stay with the old and add a little something new.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nancy Walker, Thomas Bean, and Benita Dillard </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">show how to go beyond the textbook with print and online resources that reflect how adolescents read today. You don't have to spend thousands or rewire your classroom-you only have to be willing to support core texts with shorter readings that build comprehension and competency with key concepts in your content area.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyTextIndent style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nancy, Tom, and Benita combine years of research and the experiences of numerous teachers and reading specialists to share: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">classroom examples that model ways to go beyond the textbook to reach all students-especially struggling readers<B><o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1