The Missouri Reader Vol. 35, Issue 2 | Seite 17

COMMON  STRATEGIES  FOR  ALL  CONTENT   AREAS  TO  CREATE  AN  INTEGRATED   CURRICULUM  THROUGH  THE  USE  OF   VARIOUS  LITERACIES     Dianne  Koehnecke,  Ph.D.         One  of  the  major  problems  in  teaching  young  adult  literature  is  that  it  is   not  regarded  as  necessary  in  all  content  areas.  Teacher  training  programs  in  the   secondary   area   do   not   help   this   situation;   in   fact,   they   may   inhibit   students’   progress  in  understanding  and  using  young  adult  literature.  Most  secondary  programs  only  require  one  course   in  content  area  reading.   A  Young  Adult  Literature   course  is  required  only  for  middle  school  students  in  language   arts  and  secondary  programs  in  English.         Often   students   struggle   to   comprehend   their   textbooks   Dianne  Koehnecke  is  an  Associate   because   they   are   usually   not   given   any   trade   books   to   enhance   Professor  of  Education  at  Webster   the  material  in  the  texts.  Few  students  rave  about  a  “wonderful   University.    She  has  a  Ph.D.  from  St.   textbook,”   but   many   adolescents   will   share   their   enthusiasm   Louis  University  (1992)  in  Curriculum   about   nonfiction   and   fiction   books   or   interesting   articles   they   and  Instruction  with  a  minor  in  English.   read  in  magazines,  newspapers,  or  on  the  internet.  Today,  Young   She  also  has  her  Reading  Specialist  and   Adult   Literature   does   not   merely   refer   to   trade   books,   but   also   MBTI  (Myers-­‐Briggs  Type  Inventory)   includes   a   wide   range   of   literacies   other   than   the   textbook.   By   certification.  She  teaches  reading,   using   these   various   literacies,   teachers   can   enhance   student   writing,  and  literature  classes  at   understanding  and  appreciation  in  all  content  areas.  When  using   Webster.  She  has  written  six  young   a   common   reading   strategy   for   different   subjects,   students   adult  books  for  striving  readers  and   understand  that  their  curriculum  is  integrated  because  they  can   continues  to  write  and  review  academic   use   similar   reading   strategies   for   the   various   types   of   literacies   journals  and  books.  She  is  currently   they  are  reading,  whether  it  be  a  newspaper  article,  an  internet   working  with  a  colleague  on  an  e-­‐book   article,   an   article   from   a   library   data   base,   or   a   fiction   or   about  content  area  reading.    She  is  also   non