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

Other author Lewis, Jill, Ed. D.
Other author Moorman, Gary B.
Format Book
Publication InfoNewark, Del. : International Reading Association, 2007.
Descriptionxiii, 370 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Reading (Middle school)--United States.
Literacy--United States.
Reading comprehension--United States.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007013337
ISBN9780872076235
ISBN0872076237