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Direct linkJarred Amato – Corwin, 2024
Independent reading is more than just "drop everything and read" -- it is a gateway to writing, critical thinking, discussion, and deeper learning. Author Jarred Amato, an accomplished middle and high school English teacher and founder of Project LIT Community, believes in the power of independent reading not only to turn around the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Independent Reading, Learning Activities
Lamping, Sally; Blase, Dean Woodring – Teachers College Press, 2012
This innovative guide shows teachers how to transform high-school English students into passionate readers with a trust-based approach that honors both student choice and teacher expertise. The authors begin with a series of reflective invitations to help teachers rediscover trust in themselves and in their students. The book offers methods for…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Independent Reading, English Instruction, Thematic Approach
Download full textBeers, Kylene, Ed.; Lesesne, Teri S., Ed. – 2001
Beginning with a history of young adult literature and ending with a history of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) "Books for You" booklist project, this fourteenth edition collection offers high school students, teachers, and librarians a comprehensive annotated list of more than a thousand books published between 1997…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Fiction, High School Students
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
Abrahamson, Richard F., Ed.; Carter, Betty, Ed. – 1988
The 1200 books, published from 1985 through 1987, were selected to provide pleasurable reading for high school students. Annotated entries, listed by author, provide the title, publisher, year of publication, length, type: fiction or nonfiction, and are arranged alphabetically under 47 main categories. These include: (1) adventure and survival;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Books
