Is literacy enough? : pathways to academic success for adolescents / by Catherine E. Snow [and others].

Other author Snow, Catherine E.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Paul H. Brookes, ©2007.
Descriptionxix, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Reading (Secondary)--United States.
Academic achievement--United States. --Longitudinal studies.

Contents The ever-narrowing path to school success -- Closing the literacy achievement gap and promoting reading for learning : two challenges -- Early language and literacy skills and later reading comprehension : literacy predicts literacy -- Continuities in literacy, discontinuities in outcomes : middle and high school -- Motivational and scholastic resources that predict academic success -- Different motivational characteristics of learners : the carrot or the stick? -- Projections of triumph and frustration -- Lessons learned and lessons needed : seeking the missing puzzle pieces.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-148) and index.
LCCN 2007005296
ISBN9781557669148 (pbk.)
ISBN1557669147 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB1632 .I79 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold