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| Voices from the Middle | 3 |
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| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 3 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMollineaux, Bill, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Offers numerous suggestions for dealing with and meeting needs of reluctant readers. Discusses the issue of parental concern over children reading a wide selection of books for young adults. Includes a letter to parents both informing them of the wide reading expected of their children and requesting their permission to sign out books from the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Books, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Reading Attitudes
Peer reviewedPatterson, Nancy, Ed.; Pipkin, Gloria, Ed. – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Argues that computer technology can help to engage struggling readers in meaningful transactions with text. Lists and describes seven web sites that will captivate reluctant readers. Notes three web sites that send students on "WebQuests" to transact with text in order to build knowledge. Discusses other ways to engage students in text via…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Electronic Text, English Instruction, Language Arts
Peer reviewedWilhelm, Jeff – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Argues that schools and teachers underestimate the demands that particular texts place on readers, especially as students reach middle school. Describes how the author uses think-alouds as one particular technique to actively give contextualized strategic knowledge over to students. Shows how this helps readers overcome their struggles to develop…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
