Adolescent Literacy in the Era of the Common Core (eBook)

From Research into Practice

Jacy Ippolito, Joshua Fahey Lawrence, Colleen Zaller (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
304 Seiten
Harvard Education Press (Verlag)
978-1-61250-606-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Bringing the future of adolescent literacy in question, this book provides Common Core teachers with strategies for improving literacy among adolescents. These strategies include vocabulary instruction, discipline techniques, and writing to learn.

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Adolescent Literacy in the Era of the Common Core provides school leaders, teachers, and others with strategies and best practices for advancing adolescent literacy in the classroom. Exceptionally clear and accessible, the book addresses a full range of topics in this vitally important field, including disciplinary literacy; vocabulary instruction; classroom discussion; motivation and engagement related to digital literacy; the use of multiple texts; and writing to learn.This book presents ';usable knowledge' of the highest order and of immediate value to school leaders and teachers. It will be required reading for all educators concerned with promoting and furthering adolescent literacy today.

Autor

Jacy Ippolito is an assistant professor in the School of Education at Salem State University. Joshua Fahey Lawrence is an assistant professor of Language, Literacy, and Technology in the Department of Education at University of California, Irvine. Colleen Zaller has a master’s degree in applied linguistics with a focus on adolescent literacy and language development among English language learners.

Inhalt

CONTENTS1 Bridging Content and Literacy Knowledge and instruction: A Framework for Supporting Secondary Teachers and Students 1Jacy Ippolito and Joshua Fahey Lawrence2 Research in Disciplinary Literacy: Challenges and Instructional Opportunities in Teaching Disciplinary Texts 13Emily Phillips Galloway, Joshua Fahey Lawrence, and Elizabeth Birr Moje3 Disciplinary Literacy in Practice: The Disciplinary Literacy Network as a Vehicle for Strengthening instruction Across Content Areas 37Lisa Messina4 Research in Vocabulary: Word Power for Content-Area Learning 61Joshua Fahey Lawrence, Bridget Maher, and Catherine E. Snow5 Vocabulary in Practice: Creating Word-Curious Classrooms 73Christina L. Dobbs6 Research in Discussion: Effective Support for Literacy, Content, and Academic Achievement 85Catherine J. Michener and Evelyn Ford-Connors7 Discussion in Practice: Sharing Our Learning Curve 103Abigail Erdmann and Margaret Metzger8 Research in Digital Literacy: Tools to Support Learning Across the disciplines 117Joshua Fahey Lawrence, Mark Warschauer, Binbin Zheng, and Diana Mullins9 Digital Literacy in Practice: Achieving a Cosmopolitan Orientation 131Ann Mechem Ziergiebel10 Research in Multiple texts and text Support 143Cynthia Shanahan11 Multiple Texts in Practice: Fostering Accessibility, Engagement, and Comprehension 163Joanna Lieberman and Janet Looney12 Research in Writing: The Rightful Place of Writing-to-Learn in Content Teaching 181Vicki A. Jacobs13 Writing in Practice: Strategies for Use Across the Disciplines 197Carol Booth Olson and Catherine D’Aoust14 Professional Learning as the Key to Linking Content and Literacy Instruction 215Jacy Ippolito15 Meeting the Challenge of the Common Core State Standards 235Jacy Ippolito and Colleen Zaller Notes 251 Acknowledgments 275 About the Editors 277 About the Contributors 279 Index 285

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
• Schlagworte: Common Core State Standards • Critical thinking skills • disciplinary language • instructional coaching • language-rich classrooms • literacy instruction • No Child Left Behind • Professional Learning Communities
• ISBN-10: 1-61250-606-2 / 1612506062
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61250-606-7 / 9781612506067