Effective practice for adolescents with reading and literacy challenges / edited by Lou Denti and Gilbert Guerin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Denti, Lou.

Guerin, Gilbert R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading (Secondary).

Reading comprehension.

Reading--Remedial teaching.

Reading.

Physical Description:

xix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

Lack of reading proficiency is a barrier to understanding the academic content of any discipline. Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges provides secondary teachers with the knowledge and the strategies they need to improve their students' reading skills. Editors Denti and Guerin present a comprehensive collection of articles by a selection of prominent literacy and education researchers that provide practical approaches to improving literacy and offer accounts of successful evidence-based programs and practices that can be tailored to the needs of teachers working with struggling readers. Each chapter includes questions for review, a list of web resources, and suggested small group activities to encourage implementation of chapter ideas and strategies, making Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges a valuable tool for all teachers, regardless of content area.

Contents:

Section 1 Vocabulary-The Gateway to Reading Fluency and Comprehension 1

1 Narrowing the Language Gap: The Case for Explicit Vocabulary Instruction in Secondary Classrooms / Kevin Feldman, Kate Kinsella 3

2 Evidence-based Strategies for Vocabulary Instruction/Intervention / Judy K. Montgomery 25

3 Teaching Academic Vocabulary to Adolescents to Improve Comprehension / Mary E. Curtis, Ann Marie Longo 45

4 Can You Teach an Older Student to Spell? / Louisa Moats 65

Section 2 Meeting Reading and Literacy Challenges for Diverse Students 83

5 "I am Never Going to Be a Reader": Issues of Literacy in the Upper Grades / Edy Hammond Stoughton 85

6 Promoting Reading and Language Proficiency for English-language Learners in Secondary General and Special Education Programs / Irene Nares-Guzicki 107

7 Adolescents with Language Disorders as Partners in the Learning Process: Empowerment through Strategy-based Intervention / Vicki Lord Larson 129

Section 3 Systemic Change Around Reading and Literacy at the Secondary Level 147

8 Let's Get Serious About Literacy in High School! / Gilbert Guerin, Lou Denti 149

9 The Impact of Response to Intervention on Secondary Literacy / Marcia Davidson 179

10 Action Planning for Struggling Students to Improve Literacy and Content Area Achievement / Linda Carnine, Bonnie Grossen 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415957366

0415957362

9780415957373

0415957370

OCLC:

137325131