Adolescent Literacy Instruction Policies and Promising Practices Jill Lewis and Gary Moorman, editors

Explore how adolescence and academic achievement can go together. Here, you'll examine the in-school potential of digital technologies and popular culture, and learn how you can embed comprehension strategies into classroom instruction.

In 18 chapters contributed by leading experts in the field, you’ll find

Innovative teaching techniques

First-hand accounts of district- and schoolwide literacy initiatives

Discussion questions

Adaptable forms and templates

Activities for professional study groups

This is a must-read for middle and high school classroom teachers, principals, and administrators, as well as for literacy coaches, professional development directors, and policy advocates concerned with adolescents and those who teach them.

© 2007 | 384 pp.
ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-623-5