Adolescent Literacy Instruction: Policies and Promising Practices

With this comprehensive resource, you ll explore how adolescence and academic achievement are defined within today s political context, examine the in-school potential of teens out-of-school immersion in digital technologies and popular culture, and learn how you can embed comprehension strategies into classroom instruction.

In 18 chapters contributed by leading experts in the field, you ll find

Innovative teaching techniques

First-hand accounts of district- and schoolwide literacy initiatives

Scores of discussion questions

Adaptable forms and templates

Activities for professional study groups

This volume is a must-read for classroom teachers, principals, and administrators at the middle and high school levels, as well as for literacy coaches, professional development directors, and policy advocates concerned with adolescents and those who teach them.