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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823791103321

Titolo

Reading success for struggling adolescent learners [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Susan Lenski, Jill Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-75309-2

9786611753092

1-60623-059-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Collana

Solving problems in the teaching of literacy

Altri autori (Persone)

LenskiSusan Davis <1951->

LewisJill, Ed. D.

Disciplina

428.4/2

Soggetti

Reading (Middle school)

Reading (Secondary)

Reading - Remedial teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Introduction; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7; CHAPTER 8; CHAPTER 9; CHAPTER 10; CHAPTER 11; CHAPTER 12; CHAPTER 13; CHAPTER 14; CHAPTER 15; CHAPTER 16; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Comprehensive, up to date, and highly practical, this volume discusses factors that affect struggling readers in grades 7-12 and provides research-based strategies for improving their reading and writing skills. Chapters from leading authorities examine why some adolescents have trouble achieving reading proficiency, describe schoolwide policies and programs that support literacy, and suggest age-appropriate classroom practices for promoting reading success. The book shows how literacy skills and strategies can be incorporated into instruction in all areas