Struggling readers can succeed : targeted solutions based on complex views of real kids in classrooms and communities / edited by Nina Nilsson, St. Joseph's University, Sandra E. Gandy, Governors State University.

Other author Nilsson, Nina, editor.
Other author Gandy, Sandra E., editor.
Format Book
PublicationCharlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2013]
Descriptionxxv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesLiteracy, language and learning
Language, literacy, and learning. ^A786866
Contents Bradford Holt and how money matters in learning to read / Catherine Compton-Lilly -- Changing outcomes in reading for Bryant, an African American urban learner: a case study / Doris Walker-Dalhouse and A. Derick Dalhouse -- The many faces of Dane: viewing boys as a resource in their own literacy development / William G. Brozo -- Striking a balance: implications for struggling readers' and writers' classroom immersion in the new literacies / Francine Falk-Ross -- Could Abby have dyslexia?: a long journey to confidence / Erika S. Gray and Allison Ward Parsons -- I read only dog books!: engaged reading for students on the autistic spectrum / Barbara Ann Marinak, Linda B. Gambrell, and Jacquelynn A. Malloy -- Yolanda, cultural differences as a resource for literacy learning / Christopher J. Rivera and Kimberley Kennedy Cuero -- What works for Ramon and other English language learners / Sandra E. Gandy -- Developing young children's multifaceted understandings of writing / Julie K. Kidd and M. Susan Burns -- After-school programs: literacy opportunities for Deshawn and other struggling adolescent readers / Roberta Linder -- Changing preservice teachers' deficit beliefs and attitudes toward the literacy abilities of Tamika and Susana / Nina L. Nilsson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2012048906
ISBN9781623961800 (pbk.)
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