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Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies

Autor Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 noi 2006
Raising literacy levels in secondary schools has taken on a new urgency. Recognized author, Elaine K. McEwan, focuses her revised second edition on broadening and enhancing the "five big ideas" for winning the battle against illiteracy, with reflection and discussion questions for reinforcement. With new research and programmes designed for adolescent learners, this update provides suggestions and developmental tools for administrators to effectively strengthen reading curriculum and teaching. Reading specialists, special education teachers, literacy coaches, intervention specialists, and central office administrators can also use this essential tool for evaluating middle and high school reading programs and formulating school and district improvement goals.
McEwan has enhanced the five strategies of the first edition with seven cognitive strategies of highly effective readers and more than 20 "teaching for learning" tips to infuse into daily content instruction. This indispensable guide helps educators:
• Understand the current state of reading achievement
• Alter the instructional planning and delivery system
• Motivate all students to read, and teach them how to read to learn
• Create reading cultures in schools
An invaluable resource for site-based literacy and improvement teams, and for educators without a reading curriculum background, this comprehensive book encourages leadership and creativity to achieve high levels of literacy in today's classroom.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781412924351
ISBN-10: 1412924359
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

"Makes a distinct contribution to the field and should be mandatory reading for each and every building principal for every middle, junior high, and high school in the United States."

"Provides a compelling case for strategies and goals based upon research and student achievement. The author offers real school case studies and the goals are clear and understandable."

"The book is based on 20 research-based reading strategies, incorporating these into a teacher's daily curriculum and routines and helping teachers with students who can't seem to learn to read. A 'must-have' reference."
"Offers a reinforcing translation of available results into a practical guide that motivates school administrators and teachers to put research findings into actions."

Cuprins

List of Teaching for Learning Tips
Preface
A Change in Focus
The Goals of This Book
Who This Book Is For
What This Book Is Not
Overview of the Contents
A New Feature
The Challenge
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Reading Achievement: Where Do We Stand?
Raising Achievement Expectations
The State of Reading Achievement in the Nation
The Response of Educators
The State of Reading Achievement in the States
Roadblocks to Raising Achievement in Middle and High Schools
The Responsibility of School Leaders
Reflection and Discussion Questions
2. Focus on Changing What You Can Change
Change the Educational Paradigm
Change How Goals Are Set
Change How Teachers Teach
Change the Curriculum and How It Is Chosen
Change the Alignment of the Curriculum
Change the Amount of Time Allocated to Reading Instruction
Change Where Strategic Reading Instruction Is Provided
Change How Learning Is Assessed
Change Expectations for Students
Change How Professional Development Is Provided
Reflection and Discussion Questions
3. Teach the Students Who Can’t Read How to Read
How Children Learn to Read: A Short Lesson
Failing to Learn
Programs to Remediate Struggling Secondary Students
Find the Students in Special Education Who Can’t Read and Teach Them to Read
Reflection and Discussion Questions
4. Teach Every Student How to Read to Learn
Reading to Learn and Cognitive Strategies
The Strategic Teacher
How to Teach Cognitive Strategies
Reading to Learn and Vocabulary Development
Reading to Learn and Knowledge Acquisition
How We Can Engage More Students in Reading to Learn
Cognitive Strategy Instruction at Alief Hastings High School
Reflection and Discussion Questions
5. Motivate Every Student to Read in the Zone
The Value of Reading a Lot
Reading in the Zone
The Importance of Reading Challenging Fiction and Nonfiction
The Importance of Accountability
Motivating Students to Read a Lot
Engaging Students in Reading
Skills to Read With Confidence and Success
Reflection and Discussion Questions
6. Create a Reading Culture in Your School
Pay Attention to the Basic Beliefs and Core Values of Stakeholders
Determine What Needs to Be Changed
Identify the Roadblocks to Change
Hire a Strong (Assertive) Instructional Leader
Hold Everyone Accountable
Make a Plan
Don’t Forget the Parents and Kids
Assess for Learning
Press Academically and Be Instructionally Tenacious
Getting the Job Done at Griffin Middle School
Reflection and Discussion Questions
Resource A. Assessment Tools
Resource A.1: Prereading Assessment Form
Resource A.2: Prereading Assessment Key
Resource A.3: Postreading Assessment Form
Resource A.4: Postreading Assessment Key
Resource B. Programs for Learning to Read in Secondary School
Benchmark Program
Corrective Reading
Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Language!®
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Reading Is FAME
Reasoning and Writing
REWARDS (Reading Excellence: Word Attack and Rate Development Strategies)
The Spalding Method
Spelling Through Morphographs
Resource C. Creating a Strong Reading Culture: A Process Exercise
Description
Application
Time Required
Materials
Administration Directions
References
Index

Notă biografică

Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What¿s Good, What¿s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001).

McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

Descriere

This second edition enhances the "five big ideas" for raising reading achievement with seven cognitive strategies and more than twenty "teaching for learning" tips for daily instruction.