Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy; research we have, research we need

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2008

Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy; research we have, research we need.

Ed. by Mark W. Conley et al.

Guilford Pr.

2008

162 pages

$25.00

Paperback

LB1632

Contributors in educational psychology, teacher education, literacy, and curriculum and instruction review what is known about adolescent literacy, examine the implications for classroom instruction, and offer specific goals for future research. Particular attention is given to how teaching literacy across disciplines can improve students' content-area learning, and the book includes chapters on literacy in math and science classrooms. Also addressed are key findings and unresolved questions regarding fluency instruction, struggling adolescent readers, literacy coaching, and responding to the needs of African American adolescents. The book's chapters expand on presentations made at the second annual conference of the Literacy Achievement Research Center at Michigan State University, held fall 2006. The audience for the book includes teachers, teacher educators, and researchers. Conley is professor and coordinator of the undergraduate and graduate literacy programs in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University.

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