This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers - even those who appear to have given up - and fostering their success. The emphasis is on constructing respectful, encouraging learning environments that incorporate students' diverse literacies, cultural interests, and prior knowledge and skills into instruction. Chapters outline effective, innovative strategies for instruction and assessment in comprehension, vocabulary, text-based discussion, critical reading, and other core areas. Realistic classroom examples are included throughout, including applications of nontraditional texts. Other useful features include reflection questions at the end of each chapter. This book will be important reading for english/language arts teachers in grades 6-9, reading specialists and coaches, and teacher educators. It may also serve as a text in such courses as Adolescent Literacy, Teaching English Language Arts, and Reading Methods in the Middle Grades.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Guilford Publications
ISBN-13
9781609180249
eBay Product ID (ePID)
97751081
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Language Study
Author
Leigh A. Hall, Elizabeth Carr Edwards, Leslie D. Burns
Publication Name
Empowering Struggling Readers: Practices for the Middle Grades
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Teaching
Publication Year
2011
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
238 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
464g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Elizabeth Carr Edwards, Leslie D. Burns, Leigh A. Hall