Struggling Adolescent Readers: A Collection of Teaching Strategies

by David W. Moore (Editor), Donna E. Alvermann

Drawn primarily from IRA's Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, this collection of 40 articles acknowledges beliefs and situations that intefere with teen's learning, and presents ways to inspire them to be resilient and take charge of their learning.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2000

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[Tiana · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think a lot of the research in this edition is pertinent for educators, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and librarians to use today. The integration of creativity and reading awakened a hope that there are so many ways that young readers can continue to read. I felt a lot of the examples mentioned were evident in my peers today: the voracious 6th grade readers who gave up reading for fun because assigned reading took over. I liked the differentiation for the ways students from multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds can be encouraged to read books they relate to. I even appreciated the researchers that tried peer reading tutors.