Adolescent literacy and the teaching of reading : lessons for teachers of literature / Deborah Appleman.

Author/creator Appleman, Deborah
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, ©2010.
Descriptionxxi, 117 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Reading (Secondary)
Literature--Study and teaching (Secondary).
Teenagers--Books and reading.

Contents English teacher or reading teacher? A wake-up call -- What we know about adolescent reading and what literature teachers need to know -- What is a text? Real world literacy and reading instruction -- Teaching reading and teaching literature -- To read or not to read: rethinking the "struggling reader" in the literature classroom -- The gender of reading in the literature classroom -- Reading assessment in the literature classroom: reclaiming the agenda -- Reaching outward: from adolescent to adult literacy -- Reading, adolescents, and literature: the crisis in context.
Abstract Deborah Appleman dismantles the traditional divide between secondary teachers of literature and teachers of reading and offers a variety of practical ways to teach reading within the context of literature classrooms. --from publisher description
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index.
LCCN 2010014346
ISBN9780814100561 ((pbk) : alk. paper)
ISBN0814100562 ((pbk) : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LB1632 .A67 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold