Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction
ISBN: 9781593856922 | 159385692X
Format: Trade PaperPublisher: The Guilford Press
Pub. Date: 4/16/2008
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Covering everything from day-to-day learning activities to schoolwide goals, this engaging book reviews key topics in literacy instruction for grades 5-12 and provides research-based recommendations for practice. Leading scholars present culturally responsive strategies for motivating adolescents; using multiple texts and digital media; integrating literacy instruction with science, social studies, and math; and teaching English language learners and struggling readers. Vivid case studies, thoughtful discussion questions and activities in each ... MORE
| Perspectives toward Adolescent Literacy Instruction | |
| Discussing Texts with Adolescents in Culturally Responsive Ways | p. 3 |
| Meaningful Content for Middle School Students for Whom English Is an Additional Language | p. 20 |
| Rethinking Literacy Learning and Teaching: Intersections of Adolescents' In-School and Out-of-School Literacy Practices | p. 39 |
| iLife: Understanding and Connecting to the Digital Literacies of Adolescents | p. 57 | ... MORE
| The Role of Motivation in Engaged Reading of Adolescents | p. 78 |
| Developing Reading and Writing Strategies for Multiple Contexts | |
| Actively Engaging Middle School Students with Words | p. 99 |
| Strategy Matters: Comprehension Instruction for Older Youth | p. 114 |
| Reading and Writing across Multiple Texts | p. 132 |
| Multimodality and Literacy Learning: Using Multiple Texts to Enhance Content-Area Learning | p. 151 |
| Assisting Struggling Readers with Textbook Comprehension | p. 164 |
| The Reality of Challenging Texts in High School Science and Social Studies: How Teachers Can Mediate Comprehension | p. 185 |
| Humanities Instruction for Adolescent Literacy Learners | p. 212 |
| Fostering Acquisition of Official Mathematics Language | p. 229 |
| Adolescent Literacy Program Issues | |
| Intervening When Older Youth Struggle with Reading | p. 247 |
| Instructional Moves That Support Adolescent Learners Who Have Histories of Failure | p. 261 |
| Traveling Together over Difficult Ground: Negotiating Success with a Profoundly Inexperienced Reader in an Introduction to Chemistry Class | p. 275 |
| Literacy Assessment for Adolescents: What's Fair about It? | p. 297 |
| Program Development | p. 313 |
| Multiple Dimensions of Adolescent Literacy Teacher Education | p. 339 |
| Index | p. 361 |
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Kathleen A. Hinchman, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Reading and Language Arts Center at Syracuse University. A former middle school teacher, she has published a number of journal articles, chapters, and books. Her current work is concerned with literacy-related middle school reform.
Heather K. Sheridan-Thomas, PhD, is Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction for the Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Ithaca, New York. Formerly a teacher educator, public school administrator, and secondary teacher, she has conducted research in the areas of adolescents' multiple literacies and addressing achievement gaps for underserved students.
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