Adolescent literacy instruction : policies and promising practices / Jill Lewis, Gary Moorman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewis, Jill, Ed. D.

Moorman, Gary B.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading (Middle school)--United States.

Reading (Middle school).

Reading comprehension.

United States.

Literacy--United States.

Literacy.

Reading comprehension--United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 370 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Newark, Del. : International Reading Association, 2007.

Contents:

Setting the agenda for adolescent literacy / Terry Salinger

Federal and international reading association policies and initiatives for adolescent literacy / Jill Lewis

Emergence of a secondary reading initiative in Alabama / Terry Salinger

Challenging literacy theories and practices from the "outside" / Donna E. Alvermann and A. Jonathan Eakle

Immaturity and the struggling teen / Carol M. Santa

Creating a schoolwide literacy initiative / Douglas Fisher

Crafting successful roles for literacy coaches in secondary schools (remember chocolate) / Elizabeth G. Sturtevant and Kristine M. Calo

An international perspective on the state of adolescent initiatives / Carol Hryniuk-Adamov

Academic literacy : principles and learning opportunities for adolescent readers / Jill Lewis

Reinventing comprehension instruction for adolescents / Patricia L. Anders and Ellen Spitler

A professional development framework for embedding comprehension instruction into content classrooms / Doug Buehl

Promoting meaningful adolescent reading instruction through integrated literacy circles / William E. Blanton, Paola Pilonieta, and Karen D. Wood

Teaching the language of school to secondary English learners / Janice Pilgreen

Millennials and how to teach them / Gary Moorman and Julie Horton

Fostering literate academic identities during the first days of school / David W. Moore and Karen A. Onofrey

Helping boys find entry points to lifelong reading : book clubs and other strategies for struggling adolescent males / William G. Brozo

Literacy education in democratic life : the promise of adolescent literacy / Helen Harper and Thomas Bean

Adolescent literacy : Australian approaches to teaching and learning / Nea Stewart-Dore.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780872076235

0872076237

OCLC:

122526247