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Direct linkFisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2012
A great deal of attention is being paid to the lack of reading and academic success for adolescent males. In this article, we discuss three structures in a school where boys read (and perform) as well as girls. When instruction is guided by inquiry, when teachers model their thinking while reading, and when book choices are honored, all students…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Males, Reading Motivation, Academic Achievement
Download full textLapp, Diane; Fisher, Douglas; Flood, James – The California Reader, 1999
Teachers can confront issues of students' infrequent reading and infrequent choice of content area texts by using specific instructional strategies that are highly motivating. Five research-based language arts strategies that many teachers use to successfully teach content area information are: (1) previewing vocabulary and content; (2) developing…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Questioning Techniques
