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Essential Questions in Adolescent Literacy

Jill Lewis

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Essential Questions in Adolescent Literacy by Jill Lewis
In each chapter of this unique volume, an exemplary teacher collaborates with a prominent scholar to present real-world strategies for putting literacy research to work in grades 5-12. These lively dialogues tackle key questions in adolescent literacy, including issues of motivation, critical thinking skills, content-area writing, differentiated instruction, assessment, English language learning, and technology. Suggestions for incorporating adolescents' out-of-school literacies and working with reading specialists and coaches show how to build connections between the classroom and wider communities. In-depth portraits of challenges and successes in the classroom, practical instructional tips, and stimulating questions for reflection make the book a valuable resource for inservice and preservice teachers.

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User friendly and applicable to all secondary grade levels, this book is truly a great blend of theory and practice. It asks and answers excellent questions about the issues facing teachers in the classroom every day. The vignettes at the beginning of each chapter are very realistic and relatable. - Ashley E. Nebe, English teacher, Clark High School, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA This book reminds us, as educators, to value adolescent literacy across a mosaic of contexts. Teenagers aren't just bringing new literacies into the classroom; they're bringing their literacies into the classroom. The volume responds to the 21st-century challenge to connect our teaching with adolescents
learning, and equips teachers and teacher educators with strong, theory
-grounded tools for effective practice. - Kathy Headley, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Health, Education, and Human Development, Clemson University, USA Today's adolescents must balance traditional literacy demands with digital and multimodal literacies. This volume addresses current issues facing students and teachers with an impressive blend of theory, research, and practice. The book challenges simplistic notions of reading, composing, and understanding by looking at the contexts of adolescent literacy and instruction in holistic and situated ways. Most powerful of all, it is grounded in the authority of actual classroom practice and lets us see real students at work. - Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Department of English and Director, Boise State Writing Project, Boise State University, USA This book successfully integrates adolescent literacy theory with instructional practices. Resounding with the voices of cutting-edge researchers, secondary classroom teachers who know what they are doing and why, and adolescents themselves, this is a welcome, accessible contribution. - Kristine Gritter, School of Education, Seattle Pacific University, USA Essential Questions in Adolescent Literacy goes right to the heart of the questions that most perplex classroom teachers. Drawing on the combined wisdom of researchers and practitioners, it offers fresh perspectives on familiar issues--vocabulary development, working with English learners, student motivation, assessment tools--and 21st-century solutions to age-old problems. This book will be an invaluable resource for newcomers to the profession as well as those of us for whom improving our teaching is a lifelong enterprise. - Carol Jago, co-director, California Reading and Literature Project, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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About The Author

A relative newcomer to the world of picture books, Jill Lewis is a fresh and original new voice. With a background in teaching, she brings a sound understanding of what children find funny to her writing, as well as a zip and zest that is immediately infectious.
She lives in London.

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