Literacy Instruction for Adolescents

Research-Based Practice

Edited by Karen D. Wood and William E. Blanton

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Introduction: The Case for Improving Adolescent Literacy Instruction, William E. Blanton and Karen D. Wood

1. Advocating Reading Instruction in Middle and High School Classrooms, David W. Moore

I. Literacy and the Adolescent Learner

2. The "Adolescent" in Adolescent Literacy: A Preliminary Review, Thomas W. Bean and Helen J. Harper

3. Enhancing Adolescent Self-Efficacy for Literacy, Patrick McCabe

4. Content-Area Reading: Past, Present, and Future, Maryann Mraz, Robert J. Rickelman, and Richard T. Vacca

5. Promoting Adolescent Literacy through Parental Involvement: Making It Happen, Timothy Rasinski, Nancy D. Padak, and Kristy Pytash

6. Literacy Coaching in Middle and High Schools, Rita M. Bean and Ellen Eisenberg

7. Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in the Middle and Secondary Classroom, Paola Pilonieta and Adriana L. Medina

8. Responsible Differentiated Instruction for the Adolescent Learner: Promises, Pitfalls, and Possibilities, Jeanne Shay Schumm and Mary A. Avalos

9. Engaging Texts and Literacy Practices for Adolescent Boys, William G. Brozo and Courtney Gaskins

10. Paying Attention to Girls’ Literacy Needs, Marsha M. Sprague and Kara K. Keeling

11. Implications of Adolescents' Popular Culture Use for School Literacy, Alison Heron-Hruby and Donna E. Alvermann

II. Teaching the Adolescent Learner: Research-Based Instructional Practices

12. Research-Based Instructional Literacy Practices: Challenges and Opportunities, Patricia L. Anders

13. Assessing Adolescent Literacy, William Dee Nichols, Barbara J. Walker, and Beverly K. McIntyre

14. Motivating Adolescent Learners to Read, Pamela J. Dunston and Linda B. Gambrell

15. Using Picture Books with Older Learners, Miriam Martinez, Nancy Roser, and Janis M. Harmon

16. Polysyllabic Words and Struggling Adolescent Readers: The Morphemic Link to Meaning, Reading, and Spelling "Big" Words, Patricia M. Cunningham

17. Comprehension Is More Than a Strategy, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Donna Ross

18. Vocabulary Learning in the Content Areas: Research-Based Practices for Middle and Secondary School Classrooms, Janis M. Harmon, Karen D. Wood, and Adriana L. Medina

19. Discussion-Based Instruction in the Middle and Secondary School Classroom, Thomas DeVere Wolsey and Diane Lapp

20. Writing Instruction for Adolescent Learners, Jane Hansen and Brian Kissel

21. Grouping in the Middle and Secondary Grades: Advancing Content and Literacy Knowledge, Jeanne R. Paratore and Rachel L. McCormack

22. Promising Practices for Supporting Adolescents’ Online Literacy Development, Julie Coiro

23. Technology and Literacy: Current and Emerging Practices with Student 2.0 and Beyond, David G. O'Brien and Brock Dubbels

24. Engaging Adolescents in Thoughtful Literacy Practices, Danielle V. Dennis, Evan Lefsky, and Richard L. Allington