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Power tools for adolescent literacy : strategies for learning / Jan Rozzelle, Carol Scearce.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nikas, Jan Rozzelle.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reading (Middle school)--United States.
- Reading (Middle school).
- Middle school education--Activity programs--United States.
- Middle school education.
- Literacy--United States.
- Literacy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Ind. : Solution Tree, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Winner: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Golden Lamp Award Are there students in your classroom who have hit the reading wall? Studies indicate comprehension regresses in many students once they reach middle school. Teachers need the right resources in their classrooms for engaging students in reading. This book is a veritable encyclopedia of literacy strategies secondary teachers can apply to all content areas immediately. It integrates key strategies, research from top literacy experts, and proven intervention practices. Benefits: * Gain access to the most relevant research on literacy and its application in the classroom. * Employ powerful tools to aid reflection and the implementation of new strategies. * Discover over 50 strategies for engaging adolescent learners, empowering strategic learning, building comprehension, developing vocabulary, and writing to learn. * Access over two dozen reproducibles for teachers and students.
- Contents:
- ""Table of Contents ""; ""About the Authors ""; ""Preface ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Chapter One: Engaging the Adolescent Learner ""; ""Empowering Strategic Learning ""; ""Chapter Three: Building Comprehension ""; ""Chapter Four: Developing Vocabulary ""; ""Chapter Five: Writing to Learn ""; ""Appendix ""; ""Picture Book Recommendations ""; ""References and Resources ""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206).
- ISBN:
- 9781934009758
- 193400975X
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