Reading success for struggling adolescent learners / edited by Susan Lenski, Jill Lewis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lenski, Susan Davis, 1951-

Lewis, Jill, Ed. D.

Series:

Solving problems in the teaching of literacy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading (Middle school).

Reading (Secondary).

Reading--Remedial teaching.

Reading.

Physical Description:

xiv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, [2008]

Summary:

Comprehensive, up to date, and highly practical, this volume discusses factors that affect struggling readers in grades 7-12 and provides research-based strategies for improving their reading and writing skills. Chapters from leading authorities examine why some adolescents have trouble achieving reading proficiency, describe schoolwide policies and programs that support literacy, and suggest age-appropriate classroom practices for promoting reading success. The book shows how literacy skills and strategies can be incorporated into instruction in all areas of the curriculum. Essential topics include assessment; building core competencies, such as fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary; and working with struggling adolescent English language learners.

Contents:

Part I Understanding Struggling Adolescent Readers

1 What Do We Know about the Adolescent Learner and What Does It Mean for Literacy Instruction? / Jill Lewis, Avivah Dahbany 9

2 Struggling Adolescent Readers: Problems and Possibilities / Susan Lenski 37

3 Nurturing Resilience among Adolescent Readers / Alfred W. Tatum, Teresa A. Fisher 58

4 Teaching Adolescent English Language Learners / Fabiola P. Ehlers-Zavala 74

Part II Organizing Classroom Contexts that Promote Literacy

5 The Role of Technology in Supporting Struggling Readers / Dana L. Grisham, Thomas DeVere Wolsey 93

6 Engaging Struggling Adolescent Readers in Conversations about Texts: Instructional Strategies for Successful Experiences / Kathleen Crawford-McKinney, Kattie Hogan 116

7 Making Time for Independent Reading / Susan Lenski, Erexenia Lanier 133

Part III Implementing Classroom Instruction for Struggling Adolescent Readers

8 Fluency Strategies for Struggling Adolescent Readers / Gay Fawcett, Timothy Rasinski 155

9 Comprehension Strategies That Make a Difference for Struggling Readers / Micki M. Caskey 170

10 Vocabulary Strategies for Struggling Readers / Margaret Ann Richek, Becky McTague 189

11 Classroom Instruction for Struggling Writers / Leif Fearn, Nancy Farnan 209

12 Teaching from a Critical Literacy Perspective and Encouraging Social Action / Susan Lenski 227

Part IV Developing Schoolwide Contexts to Support Achievement

13 Meaningful Assessment of Struggling Adolescent Readers / Peter Afflerbach 249

14 Literacy Coaching at the Middle School/High School Levels / Rita Bean 265

15 Keeping Parents Involved in Their Children's Education during the Middle and High School Years / Laurie Elish-Piper 288

16 "But I'm Not Going to College!": Developing Adolescents' Literacy for the 21st-Century Workplace / Jill Lewis 311.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593856762

1593856768

9781593856779

1593856776

OCLC:

191258494

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