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Direct linkWarnke, Tara – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Adolescence is a critical time period when it comes to fostering lifelong interest and practices in reading, yet a decreasing number of middle school students are performing at Proficient and Advanced levels in reading. The purpose of this study was to examine whether providing middle school students with an increased level of choice in their…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Independent Reading, Reading Attitudes, Reading Achievement
Greenleaf, Cynthia; Schoenbach, Ruth; Friedrich, Linda; Murphy, Lynn; Hogan, Nika – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2023
The newly revised Third Edition of "Reading for Understanding: How Reading Apprenticeship Improves Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms" is the latest iteration of the best-selling, landmark book in the field of adolescent literacy. The book contains strategies for boosting the reading independence of middle,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Secondary Education, Higher Education, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedKelley, Michelle J.; Clausen-Grace, Nicki – Reading Teacher, 2009
The authors provide teachers with a rationale for engaging students in independent reading using a differentiated approach. By profiling types of readers, sharing observational tools, and offering teaching suggestions for each type of reader the authors give practical suggestions to facilitate reading engagement and make independent reading more…
Descriptors: Independent Reading, Reading Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation
Williams, Lunetta M.; Hedrick, Wanda B.; Tuschinski, Linda – Childhood Education, 2008
Motivating children to read on their own has been less of a priority than improving reading achievement in recent years, but many teachers are still asking, "How do I get my students to want to read?" The omission of motivation as a major component of reading instruction by the National Reading Panel (2000) was interpreted by many schools as a…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Independent Reading, Reading Achievement, Testing
Schoenbach, Ruth; Greenleaf, Cynthia; Murphy, Lynn – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
Published in partnership with WestEd, this significantly updated second edition of the bestselling book contains strategies for helping students in middle school through community college gain the reading independence to master subject area textbooks and other material. Features of this book include: (1) Based on the Reading Apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Textbooks, Reading Improvement, Reading Achievement
Lenski, Susan, Ed.; Lewis, Jill, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This volume discusses factors that affect struggling readers in grades 7-12 and provides research-based strategies for improving their reading and writing skills. Chapters examine why some adolescents have trouble achieving reading proficiency, describe school-wide policies and programs that support literacy, and suggest age-appropriate classroom…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Independent Reading, Social Action, Second Language Learning
