Designed specifically for high-school teachers and administrators, this long-awaited book presents, in a concise and practical way, the issues and trends relative to improved literacy learning in our nation's high schools. This book is an invaluable resource packed with numerous research-based, classroom-tested learning strategies to improve reading in the content areas. Reading and the High School Student concludes with a description of how to develop a literacy program and plan for a high school or district and presents several exemplary models. High school teachers and administrators.