Adolescent Literacy: An Ascd Action Tool

by Sue Z. Beers

Extend literacy instruction through the middle and high school grades by outfitting classrooms with this collection of literacy tools for adolescent students. Teachers will find tools to help their students improve their use of literacy skills, including retrieving, processing, communicating, and retaining content knowledge in any subject. Teachers choose from more than 80 tools to use prior to or during lessons to teach students how to
* Gather facts and ideas from all types of sources of information
* Take notes, make outlines, and create graphic organizers
* Delineate main ideas and judge the relevancy of different sources
* Communicate through written, spoken, and multimedia presentations

260 pages, Ring-bound

First published March 1, 2008