Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges by Lou D

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This collection provides secondary teachers with practical approaches to improving literacy and offers accounts of successful evidence-based programs and practices that can be tailored to the needs of teachers working with struggling readers.

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Lack of reading proficiency is a barrier to understanding the academic content of any discipline. Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges provides secondary teachers with the knowledge and the strategies they need to improve their students' reading skills. Editors Denti and Guerin present a comprehensive collection of articles by a selection of prominent literacy and education researchers that provide practical approaches to improving literacy and offer accounts of successful evidence-based programs and practices that can be tailored to the needs of teachers working with struggling readers. Each chapter includes questions for review, a list of web resources, and suggested small group activities to encourage implementation of chapter ideas and strategies, making Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges a valuable tool for all teachers, regardless of content area.

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Lack of reading proficiency is a barrier to understanding the academic content of any discipline. Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges provides secondary teachers with the knowledge and the strategies they need to improve their students' reading skills. Editors Denti and Guerin present a comprehensive collection of articles by a selection of prominent literacy and education researchers that provide practical approaches to improving literacy and offer accounts of successful evidence-based programs and practices that can be tailored to the needs of teachers working with struggling readers. Each chapter includes questions for review, a list of web resources, and suggested small group activities to encourage implementation of chapter ideas and strategies, making Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges a valuable tool for all teachers, regardless of content area.

Author Biography

Lou Denti is the Lawton Love Distinguished Professor in Special Education, and Director of the Center for Reading Diagnosis and Instruction at California State University, Monterey Bay. Gilbert Guerin is on the staff of the San Jose State University Foundation where he directs teacher preparation projects in literacy.

Table of Contents

@contents:Selected Contents:Section 1: VOCABULARY-THE GATEWAY TO READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION Narrowing the Language Gap: The Case for Explicit Vocabulary Instruction in Secondary Classrooms, Kevin Feldman, Kate Kinsella Evidence-based Strategies for Vocabulary Instruction/Intervention, Judy K. Montgomery Teaching Academic Vocabulary to Adolescents to Improve Comprehension, Mary E. Curtis, Ann Marie Longo Can You Teach An Older Student to Spell?, Louisa Moats Section 2: MEETING READING AND LITERACY CHALENGES FOR DIVERSE STUDENTS "I'm Never Going to Be a Reader": Issues of Literacy in theUpper Grades, Edy Hammond Stoughton Promoting Reading and Language Proficiency for English Language Learners in Secondary General and Special Education Programs, Irene Nares-Guzicki Adolescents with Language Disorders as Partners in the Learning Process: Empowerment through Strategy-Based Intervention, Vicki Lord Larson Section 3: SYSTEMIC CHANGE AROUND READING AND LITERACY AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL Let's Get Serious About Literacy in High School!, Gilbert Guerin, Lou Denti The Impact of Response to Intervention on Secondary Literacy, Marcia Davidson Action Planning for Struggling Students to Improve Literacy and Content Area Achievement, Linda Carnine, Bonnie Grossen

Review

"Summing Up: Recommended." -- CHOICE, September 2008, Vol. 46 No. 1

Long Description

Lack of reading proficiency is a barrier to understanding the academic content of any discipline. Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges provides secondary teachers with the knowledge and the strategies they need to improve their students' reading skills. Editors Denti and Guerin present a comprehensive collection of articles by a selection of prominent literacy and education researchers that provide practical approaches to improving literacy and offer accounts of successful evidence-based programs and practices that can be tailored to the needs of teachers working with struggling readers. Each chapter includes questions for review, a list of web resources, and suggested small group activities to encourage implementation of chapter ideas and strategies, making Effective Practice for Adolescents with Reading and Literacy Challenges a valuable tool for all teachers, regardless of content area.

Review Quote

"Summing Up: Recommended." -- CHOICE, September 2008, Vol. 46 No. 1

Details ISBN0415957362 Short Title EFFECTIVE PRAC FOR ADOLESCENTS Language English ISBN-10 0415957362 ISBN-13 9780415957366 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2007 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Lou Denti Edition 1st Affiliation San Jose State University Foundation, USA DOI 10.1604/9780415957366 AU Release Date 2007-11-29 NZ Release Date 2007-11-29 UK Release Date 2007-11-29 Author Gilbert Guerin Pages 248 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2007-11-29 Alternative 9780415957373 DEWEY 428.40712 Illustrations 22 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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