Describes a six-step comprehension framework that was used to help academically gifted ninth graders improve their reading comprehension and tackle difficult texts. (SR)

Describes an effective approach (including four fun activities) to promote poor readers' word recognition skills. (SR)

Describes using James Michener's historical novel "The Source" to challenge gifted students in a ninth grade history class and to interweave language arts, literature, and history. (SR)

Describes a successful project in which ninth grade remedial reading students designed, wrote, and illustrated a Student Orientation Handbook for their high school. (SR)

Describes using a loose framework of response journal writing and small and large group sharing with two classes of ninth-grade English students. Describes students' deep involvement as they constructed important meanings from a story that went beyond their own experiences. (SR)