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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
Moen, Christine Boardman – 1994
Combining award-winning literature with effective instructional approaches, this book discusses how to select and use nearly 100 Newbery titles (representing almost one-third of the entire Newbery collection) to spark student interest and enthusiasm for reading. Chapters in the book discuss instructional approaches which include literature…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education, Group Instruction
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
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
Taschow, Horst G. – 1985
Written from a psycholinguistic perspective to assist teachers-in-training to prepare for reading instruction in grades one through eight, this book can clarify basic issues in reading as well as supplement current knowledge. The three major parts into which this book is divided examine reading in the "human context," the "teaching context," and…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Drummond, Don, Ed.; Wignell, Edna, Ed. – 1979
Offered as a guide to the teaching of reading and the development of reading skills, this publication provides information on assessment, teaching methods, and published resource materials and is directed to elementary school teachers and reading specialists. The ten chapters include information on the stages of reading, reading readiness, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Independent Reading, Individualized Reading
Ingham, Jennie – 1982
The Bradford Book Flood--an experiment in which large numbers of additional books were made available to middle school children in England to see whether easy access to books improved reading skills and developed a taste for reading--is detailed in this book. The first chapter discusses the purpose and methodology of the experiment, while the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Reading, Middle Schools
