Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents

Name: Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents
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ISBN: 9781416603214

ISBN-10: 1416603212

ISBN-13: 9781416603214

Edition: 2006

Authors: Gay Ivey, Douglas Fisher

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We know that literacy is the key to learning in school, yet millions of middle and high school students lack the literacy skills they need to succeed. What can educators do? Authors Gay Ivey and Douglas Fisher make a compelling case that all teachers-across the content areas-have a role to play in students' development of literacy, which they define as reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Rather than focusing solely on reading instruction and the cliche that says "all teachers are teachers of reading," they urge teachers to incorporate rich literacy-based learning experiences into their classrooms, with the goal of helping students to learn and think across the curriculum.…

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List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
Publication date: 3/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 154
Size: 7.04" wide x 9.06" long x 0.37" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Foreword	p. v
Overture	p. vii
Introduction: Adolescent Literacy in Perspective	p. xiii
Reading and Writing in English Classes	p. 1
Transportable and Transparent Strategies for Content Literacy Instruction	p. 22
Time Spent "Just Reading": A Nonnegotiable	p. 53
Interventions and Support for Struggling Adolescents	p. 67
Leadership and Schoolwide Support for Literacy	p. 88
Coda: A Student's Perspective on Improving Adolescent Literacy	p. 111
A Call to Action	p. 117
Adolescent Literacy	p. 122
References	p. 142
Index	p. 150
About the Authors	p. 153
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