Literacy Instruction for Adolescents
Research-Based Practice
Edited by Karen D. Wood and William E. Blanton
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