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Effective practice for adolescents with reading and literacy challenges / edited by Lou Denti and Gilbert Guerin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: xix, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780415957366 (hb : alk. paper)
  • 0415957362 (hb : alk. paper)
  • 9780415957373 (pb : alk. paper)
  • 0415957370 (pb : alk. paper)
  • 9780203937259 (ebk.)
  • 0203937252 (ebk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1632 .E34 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Section 1: Vocabulary--The Gateway to Reading Fluency and Comprehension -- Narrowing the language gap: the case for explicit vocabulary instruction in Secondary Classrooms -- Evidence-based strategies for vocabulary instruction/intervention -- Teaching academic vocabulary to adolescents to improve comprehension -- Can you teach an older student to spell? -- Section 2: Meeting Reading and Literacy Challenges for Diverse Students -- "I am never going to be a reader": issues of literacy in the upper grades -- Promoting reading and language proficiency for English-language learners in secondary general and special education programs -- Adolescents with language disorders as partners in the learning process: empowerment through strategy-based intervention -- Section 3: Systemic Change Around Literacy at the Secondary Level -- Let's get serious about literacy in High School! -- The impact of response to intervention on Secondary literacy -- Action planning for struggling students to improve literacy and content area achievement.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Vocabulary--The Gateway to Reading Fluency and Comprehension -- Narrowing the language gap: the case for explicit vocabulary instruction in Secondary Classrooms -- Evidence-based strategies for vocabulary instruction/intervention -- Teaching academic vocabulary to adolescents to improve comprehension -- Can you teach an older student to spell? -- Section 2: Meeting Reading and Literacy Challenges for Diverse Students -- "I am never going to be a reader": issues of literacy in the upper grades -- Promoting reading and language proficiency for English-language learners in secondary general and special education programs -- Adolescents with language disorders as partners in the learning process: empowerment through strategy-based intervention -- Section 3: Systemic Change Around Literacy at the Secondary Level -- Let's get serious about literacy in High School! -- The impact of response to intervention on Secondary literacy -- Action planning for struggling students to improve literacy and content area achievement.