• "Reading Don't Fix No Chevys"
  The problems of boys in schools, especially in reading and writing, have been the focus of statistical data, but rarely does research point out how literacy educators can combat those problems. That situation has changed. Michael Smith and Jeff Wilhelm, two of the most respected names in English education and in the teaching of reading, worked with a very diverse group of young men to understand how they use literacy and what conditions promote it. In this book they share what they have learned.
  The problems of boys in schools, especially in reading and writing, have been the focus of statistical data, but rarely does research point out how literacy educators can combat those problems. That situation has changed. Michael Smith and Jeff...
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• Teaching Adolescent English Language Learners: Essential Strategies for Middle and High School
  By Nancy Cloud, Judah Lakin, Erin Leininger, Laura Maxwell This practical guide is grounded in the latest research on adolescent literacy development. It features effective strategies that general education teachers, ESL teachers, and guidance counselors can use to ensure that middle and high school English language learners develop proficiency in academic English, succeed in school, and graduate. It is written by exemplary secondary school teachers who know firsthand the challenges of educating adolescent ELLs, and who have implemented these strategies effectively in their classes.
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• English Language Learners (Adolescent students)
  Alliance for Excellent Education provides links related to the research on literacy for secondary ELLs and another for possible solutions.
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• Getting tuned in iPod-enhanced reading a hit
  This article is about using iPods for audio-books as a support for teaching students to read. The users in a middle school site benefits to ELLs C.L. Lopez, Staff Writer San Bernardino County Sun
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• I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers
  I Read It, but I Don't Get It is a practical, engaging account of how teachers can help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills. Cris Tovani is an accomplished teacher andstaff developer who writes with verve and humor about the challenges of working with students at all levels of achievement -from those who have mastered the art of "fake reading" to college-bound juniors and seniors who struggle with the different demands of content-area textbooks and novels.
  Stenhouse books and videos help K-12 teachers deepen their professional knowledge and build their students' skills as readers, writers, and thinkers.
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• Literacy Matters: Middle Grades and Secondary School
  The goal of the Literacy Matters project is to improve the literacy development of middle grades and secondary school students, especially those students who are struggling to succeed. The content within this web site focuses on what matters most in adolescent literacy development. The first two "matters" are adolescent literature and content area literacy. Literacy Matters seeks to reach three audiences.
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• Parents: Content Reading and Writing for students MS to HS
  Do you have a child in middle school or high school who is having difficulty with reading and writing? Are these difficulties having an impact on performance? Do you want guidance for offering help at home? If so, welcome to Literacy Matters. There are three routes you can follow to get started.
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• PowerPoint Brain Basics and Beyond: How to Engage Adolescents
  This PowerPoint presentation examines brain research related to adolescents, maturity, and educational practices.
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• Success for All Foundation - Middle School- The Reading Edge
  Middle School Reading Scores Skyrocket Using New Adolescent Literacy Program State reading test scores show remarkable gains from 2001 to 2004 in seven middle schools participating in a study of The Reading Edge, a scientifically based literacy program including curricula, instructional methods, and professional development for teachers of young adolescents.
  We build adolescent literacy with middle school reading programs and middle grades reading interventions that engage young adolescents.
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• Teachers: Content Literacy
  In this section of Literacy Matters, we organize the Sites That Matter under two categories: writing to learn and writing to demonstrate knowledge.
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• Teachers: Content Literacy
  The Reading section provides an introduction to why reading is important in the content areas and information on strategic reading. Choose from the links below to access classroom applications for the following reading techniques:
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• Teaching Adolescent Writers:
  View entire book online Kelly Gallagher shares instructional strategies that focus on six key needs: ample practice, teacher modeling, reading great writers, topic choice, authentic purposes, and meaningful feedback
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• Trend Watch: Formative Assessments for Secondary ELLs - Learning the Language - Education Week
  This blog By Mary Ann Zehr on September 8, 2010 10:14 provides multiple links for resources on secondary ELLs, assessment links as well as support for teaching secondary ELLs to read
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• Urgent but Overlooked: The Literacy Crisis Among Adolescent ELLs
  This Issue Brief reviews the existing research on literacy instruction for adolescent ELLs and describes a number of challenges and priorities for policymakers to consider.
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• Working toward third space in content area literacy: An examination of everyday funds of knowledge and Discourse
  This is a research study that focuses on content reading among adolescents in Latino communities. The study was conducted in secondary science classes. Reading Research Quarterly
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