Adolescents Talk About Reading

Exploring Resistance to and Engagement With Text

Anne R. Reeves

Why do adolescents happily read some texts but fiercely resist reading others?

Why do some teens read widely while others almost never read?

This book shows how you can answer these questions — and more — by observing adolescents’ complex relationships with reading and letting them explain why they resist or engage with text. Author Anne Reeves conducted a study to understand what goes on in adolescents’ minds as they look at text. She presents case studies of five high school students whose stories represent adolescents’ relationships with reading.

Use this reader-friendly resource to see more clearly your students’ reasons for resisting or engaging with reading — and to maximize their chances for reading success.

© 2004 | 296 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-536-2 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-536-8

Also of interest:

Discovering Their Voices

“All the Stories That We Have”

What Adolescents Deserve

IRA Literacy Study Groups Adolescent Literacy module