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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Adolescent Reading"”.
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Nonfiction and adolescent reading interests
Already popular with the general reading public, nonfiction can have a viable place in the English curriculum. However, in order to increase teacher as well as student enthusiasm for exploring this genre, nonfiction selections chosen for study in the English class must take into consideration …
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A Survey of Adolescent Reading Habits and Influences : A Study in Selected Parochial Secondary Schools
<p>Adolescent literature, written by authors with a concern for the illiteracy in the United States, and read by students growing in their ability to comprehend life, is a vital link in the personal exploration and adjustment needed by young persons as they proceed into adulthood. Many polls have …
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Evidence based practice for adolescent reading comprehension instruction : a guide for SLPs in an expanded school role
Following a brief description of the adolescent reading comprehension problem in the U.S., this paper presents five evidence based practices (EBP) sufficient to begin addressing the problem on a large scale. The five intervention practices are as follows: 1) explicit vocabulary instruction, 2) …
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Values in Four Selected British Novels Commonly Read in American Secondary Schools
… bibliographies, and other critical materials on adolescent reading revealed that the four most commonly taught British novels in American secondary schools are Brave New World, Lord of the Flies, 1984, and Great Expectations. These four novels were selected for examination from a values …
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Literacy For All: A Phenomenological Study On The Application Of Massachusetts Informational Reading Standards In Massachusetts Public High School Content-Area Disciplines
… with applying Massachusetts informational reading standards in their instructional practices to support reading development for all students. This qualitative study utilized data collected from six Massachusetts public high school content-area teachers through one-on-one semi-structured …
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School attrition and dropout recovery ameliorated by literacy, engagement, and resilience
… were given through the use of the Survey of Adolescent Reading Attitudes (SARA), The Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ), and ethnographic interviews. Students felt that the inherent value of a high school credential was equally as important as the desire to garner employment. Literacy, …
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Evaluating Alternative Methodologies to Teaching Reading to Sixth-Grade Students and the Association with Student Achievement.
… to determine if an association exists between reading methodologies and reading achievement as measured by the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) for sixth-grade students. The four reading methodology groups were: developmental reading, literature-based reading, <em>Accelerated …