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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817762503321

Autore

Hall Leigh A

Titolo

Empowering struggling readers : practices for the middle grades / / Leigh A. Hall, Leslie D. Burns, Elizabeth Carr Edwards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, 2011

ISBN

1-282-91667-X

9786612916670

1-60918-025-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Solving problems in the teaching of literacy

Altri autori (Persone)

BurnsLeslie D

EdwardsElizabeth Carr

Disciplina

428.4071/2

Soggetti

Content area reading - United States

Language arts (Middle school) - Correlation with content subjects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Who are struggling readers? -- Promoting disciplinary reading practices in English language arts -- Designing classroom environments that support literacy development -- Engaging and motivating marginalized readers -- Assessing reading performance and students' funds of knowledge -- Implementing reading comprehension strategies -- Using young adult literature to promote comprehension with struggling readers -- Culturally grounded vocabulary instruction -- Fostering discussions about texts -- Reading texts on the internet -- Using nonprint media and texts to support marginalized readers -- Relevant curriculum and policy for middle school struggling readers -- Conclusion: promising readers.

Sommario/riassunto

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. --from publisher description