Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy : research we have, research we need / / edited by Mark W. Conley [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : The Guilford Press, , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 428.4071/2
• Soggetto topico: Reading (Secondary) - United States; Developmental reading - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): ConleyMark William
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; About the Editors; Contributors; Preface; Contents; 1. Fluency for Adolescent Readers:The Research We Have, the Research We Need; 2. Intervening When Older Youths Struggle with Reading: Teach Me What I Need to Know Next; 3. The Literacy Development of African American Male Adolescents: The Influence of Contexts and Texts; 4. Responsive Literacy Teaching in Secondary School Content Areas; 5. Strategies That Improve Adolescents' Performance with Content-Area Texts ; 6. What Is Mathematical Literacy?: Exploring the Relationship between Content-Area Literacy and Content Learning in Middle and High School Mathematics7. Literacy in Science: Using Agency in the Material World to Expand the Conversation; 8. Literacy Coaching; Concluding Reflections; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this concise, thought-provoking book, prominent researchers analyze existing knowledge on adolescent literacy, examine the implications for classroom instruction, and offer specific goals for future research. The volume reviews cutting-edge approaches to understanding the unique features of teaching and learning in secondary schools. Particular attention is given to how teaching literacy across disciplines can improve students' content-area learning, and the book includes chapters dedicated to literacy in math and science classrooms. Also addressed are key findings and unresolved questions
• Titolo autorizzato: Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy
• ISBN: 1-4625-2391-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460714703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II