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ADOLESCENT LITERACY
STRATEGIES FOR CONTENT COMPREHENSION IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM |
| By: |
Richard Boon (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£36.95 |
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£35.84 |
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£1.11 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1598572202 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781598572209 |
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Currently 1item in stock |
| Publisher: |
BROOKES PUBLISHING CO |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2012 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
Help improve adolescents' comprehension skills across content areas with this practical textbook, developed for teachers of students in Grades 6-12 with and without disabilities. |
| Synopsis: |
For adolescents with reading disabilities, struggles with comprehension are a major obstacle to mastering academic content areas. Help resolve comprehension difficulties with this practical text, developed for use with students in Grades 6 12 with and without disabilities.An ideal supplementary text for preservice special and general educators and a great resource for inservice teachers looking for new comprehension strategies this book is the key to understanding what's behind comprehension struggles and which strategies make a real difference for adolescent readers. Teachers will discover how to improve students' reading comprehension across content areas with specific, evidence-based strategies such as mnemonics that help students remember and retrieve important information graphic organizers that highlight key information and clarify abstract concepts peer-mediated strategies that provide more opportunities for direct instruction and repeated practicemotivational and self-efficacy strategies that encourage deep, focused, and engaged readingThe Embedded Story Structure Routine, which teaches self-questioning, story structure analysis, and summary writingCollaborative Strategic Reading in student-led cooperative learning groupstechnology-based applications such as adapted digital texts, open-source textbooks, educational software, and virtual field tripsmulticomponent interventions such as reciprocal teaching and the SQ3R approachTo help teachers implement these highly effective comprehension strategies across a wide range of content areas, they'll get complete overviews of each strategy and how-to guidance based on recommended practice. They'll also get charts, graphic organizers, mnemonic strategies, and sample lesson plans they can use in their own classrooms.With the proven, research-based strategies in this textbook, educators will be fully prepared to improve adolescents' comprehension skills and ensure that all students are confident, motivated readers. " |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Brookes Publishing Co |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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