Learning with text, not from text

Students who read for pleasure are, generally speaking, the strongest readers when it comes to learning from textbooks. The Vacca & Vacca chapter makes the distinction between learning from texts vs. learning with texts. Learning with a text would mean the teacher points out headings and turns headings into discussion questions. It would involve the teacher thinking aloud and modeling for students or showing students how to use graphic organizers to organize the information in the text. Learning with a text is a much more involved process guided by teachers.

-Dr. Eileen Erween, Reading in Content Areas