| Description |
7 volumes ; in case 25 x 33 x 5 cm |
| Contents |
Reading reflections : a journal for teachers -- Supporting young adolescents' literacy learning : a joint position statement of the International Reading Association and the National Middle School Association -- Facilitator's guide / Joan M. Irwin -- Adolescent literacy : a position statement for the Commission on Adolescent Literacy of the International Reading Association -- David W. Moore, Thomas W. Bean, Deanna Birdyshaw, James A. Rycik Kids inSight : reconsidering how to meet the literacy needs of all students / Deborah R. Dillon -- Adolescent literacy : discussion guide and related journal articles -- "All the stories that we have" : adolescents' insights about literacy and learning in secondary schools / Elizabeth Birr Moje. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The contents of this module include an array of resources for teachers to use in examining the school program and their own beliefs and practices. Some of the materials address political and social issues in that they focus attention on the needs of adolescent learners and the teachers who work with them. Other materials provide frameworks for developing effective literacy programs and integrating of literacy in the content areas at the middle school and secondary school levels. And other materials present strategies for working with adolescents who experience difficulties with reading. IRA Literacy Study Groups promote empowerment and professionalism, create bonds among staff members, and increase mutual respect--all of which translate to a better learning community for children. |
| Note |
GMD: kit. |
| Subject |
Literacy -- Teenagers.
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Language arts (Secondary) -- United States -- Case studies.
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Effective teaching -- United States -- Case studies.
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Literacy -- Social aspects.
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| Added Title |
IRA literacy study groups : adolescent literacy |
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