The last three decades have been a time of renewed interest in middle-level education. In fact, membership in the National Middle School Association has skyrocketed. Also, current research and theory in reading education have contributed to what educators know about the most exciting ways for improving literacy abilities. This is a new edition of the best-selling guide to middle-school literacy instruction and literacy programs. Numerous strategies are recommended for the instruction of vocabulary, comprehension, study skills, and using literature across the curriculum. This book is for prospective and practicing teachers, program specialists, and resource teachers concerned with improving the literacy abilities of mid-level learners. Parents will also find it helpful.

Reading and the Middle School Student: Strategies to Enhance Literacy

Education & Teaching

Irvin, Judith L.

Schools & Teaching

Allyn&Bacon

A unique, research-based plan for teaching study skills to elementary school students, this new book is filled with suggested classroom activities and over 90 reproducible student activity sheets. The book offers strategies teachers can use to develop key study skills in their students with reinforcements through practice activities in both group and individual settings. It is the only book available to provide a systematic treatment of study skills development in the early grades. Each chapter begins by presenting the educational issues, research, and theory associated with the topic under development. This is followed by an illustrative vignette and a week by week plan of classroom activities that can be used as presented or adapted to the needs of specific classrooms and students. Ninety student activities and worksheets that can be used as homework or for in-class work are included. Elementary School Teachers. A Longwood Professional Book.

Starting Early with Study Skills: A Week By Week Guide for Elementary Students

Business & Money

Rose, Elaine D.

Job Hunting & Careers

Pearson

Reading and the Middle School Student (2nd Edition)

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Using methods and techniques drawn from these models, the authors create a new model, "The Three Faces of Discipline," that arranges the best methods on a power continuum called the Teacher Behavior Continuum, or TBC. It's a power continuum of general behaviors that range from child centered to teacher controlling actions and it helps teachers analyze their own philosophy of discipline and understand how to create and maintain an orderly, predictable, and caring climate for young adolescents. The TBC shows clearly the degree of power necessary to orchestrate effective discipline practices in a middle level school. With its lively vignettes and clear writing style, the book is the ideal guide for all educators interested in creating a developmentally appropriate environment that maximizes learning for young adolescents.  In this guide you find the most comprehensive collection of practical methods and techniques from today's most widely-used discipline models - TET, Glasser, Dreikurs, Assertive Discipline, Behavior Analysis, and more. Also included is an inventory teachers can take to help determine which discipline models best fit their own value systems.  For any teacher or educator.

Strategies for Teaching Self-Discipline in the Middle Grades

Wolfgang, Charles H.

Bennett, Betty J.

Designed specifically for high-school teachers and administrators, this long-awaited book presents, in a concise and practical way, the issues and trends relative to improved literacy learning in our nation's high schools. This book is an invaluable resource packed with numerous research-based, classroom-tested learning strategies to improve reading in the content areas. Reading and the High School Student concludes with a description of how to develop a literacy program and plan for a high school or district and presents several exemplary models. High school teachers and administrators.

Reading and the High School Student: Strategies to Enhance Literacy

Buehl, Douglas R.

Klemp, Ronald M.

This is the only book on the market that focuses specifically on content area reading for the middle grades. The third edition of this unique resource has been thoroughly updated to include the most current research in the field of Middle School Literacy. Unlike most texts that ignore the middle school reader, this book addresses the issues that affect middle school students and teachers and their experiences with literacy instruction. Readable and teacher friendly, Reading and the Middle School Student provides not only a strong research base, but also practical teaching strategies for teachers in all of the content areas. This book is designed to be a companion book to Rycik and Irvin Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades which focuses on reading in English/Language arts classes. This book focuses on content area reading instruction. Take a Glimpse Inside the Third Edition: <ul>
<li> A wealth of current student examples of strategies for middle grade students for instant use in the classroom. </li>
<li> New issues and trends facing adolescent literacy including policy and position statements and federal action. </li>
<li> New ELL emphasis in every chapter outlining specific strategies that can be used by middle school teachers with their English language learners. </li>
<li> Unique focus on classroom implementation of literacy integrated with content area instruction. </li> </ul> About Your Authors: Judith L. Irvin is currently a Professor at Florida State University and serves as the Executive Director of the National Literacy Project. She has written and edited numerous books, chapters, and articles on adolescent literacy. Douglas R. Buehl is a reading specialist at Madison East High School and District Adolescent Literacy Support Teacher, Madison, Wisconsin. He is Past President of the IRA Secondary Reading Interest Group and has published numerous articles on adolescent literacy. Barbara J. Radcliffe is an eighth grade reading/language arts teacher at Fairview Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida. Barbara also teaches Teaching English in the Middle School and Teaching Reading in Secondary English at Florida State University.

Strategies to Enhance Literacy and Learning in Middle School Content Area Classrooms (3rd Edition)

Radcliffe, Barbara J.

Unlike any other text, Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades provides a balanced readable analysis of recent documents developed by professional organizations, researchers, and government agencies, including the National Council of Teachers of English, the International Reading Association, and the National Reading Panel. With its careful balance of the different dimensions presented in current research outlining that the teacher, not only the method, is a crucial factor in student achievement, this text helps students grasp the scope and complexity of student achievement in Literacy.

Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades: Understanding and Supporting Literacy Development

Rycik, James A.

Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades: Understanding and Supporting Literacy Development, MyLabSchool Edition

Now in its second edition, Reading and the High School Student presents the issues and trends for improving literacy learning in secondary schools. Perfect for both pre-service and in-service teachers, the book emphasizes classroom applications and offers solutions for the development of literacy programs at the school and district levels. Irvin, Buehl, and Klemp deliver a practical, concise, and balanced introduction to literacy topics, lending special attention to the needs of the struggling reader and the English language learner. The text includes a wealth of strategies with real classroom examples that teachers can implement in their own classrooms, making the book a valuable and handy reference. New features to this edition include: -Focus on adolescent literacy as addressed by No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and its consequences for high school students. -Myriad suggestions on how to close the achievement gap and ideas for tutoring. -Extensive coverage of multiple literacies and media literacy within the context of high school classes.

Reading and the High School Student: Strategies to Enhance Literacy (2nd Edition)

Improving student literacy is a daunting task and it is certainly not accomplished overnight. But as we all know, students success both in and out of school hinges on their literacy abilities. Therefore, secondary level educators will welcome this hands-on guide to starting and sustaining a schoolwide literacy initiative aimed at overcoming critical issues in adolescent literacy and improving student achievement.
 This practical text is essential for principals, literacy coaches, teacher leaders, and others who are responsible for literacy programs. Each chapter addresses one of the critical issues that middle and high school literacy leaders across the United States have said get in the way of implementing a schoolwide plan to raising students literacy achievement. Such issues include
-Setting up effective language and literacy development for adolescents who are English-language learners -Getting widespread, active support for a schoolwide literacy improvement effort -Developing teachers as potential leaders and mentors to their colleagues -Better understanding, valuing, and building upon contributions that families and communities make to students literacy development
 Chapters are filled with concrete suggestions for implementing a plan, including using data, supporting teachers to improve instruction, building leadership capacity, and allocating resources to improve student literacy. For Discussion boxes provide statements and questions to generate discussion and to help you understand teachers beliefs and current practices. You also will find practical protocols, strategies and guidelines, and more than 25 diagnostic tools that specifically address each issue.
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Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy: Practical Ideas for Literacy Leaders

Literature & Fiction

Dean, Nancy

Meltzer, Julie

Mickler, Martha Jan

Phillips, Melvina

History & Criticism

Intl Literacy Assn

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