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Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies
Contributor(s): McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K. (Author)

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ISBN: 1412924340     ISBN-13: 9781412924344
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $86.40  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2006
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Annotation: "Strengthen student literacy achievement in middle and high schools!"

In response to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), raising literacy levels in secondary schools has taken on a new urgency. Recognized literacy author, Elaine K. McEwan, focuses her revised second edition on enhancing the "five big ideas" for raising reading achievement with seven cognitive strategies of highly effective readers and more than twenty research-based "teaching for learning" tips to infuse into daily content instruction.

Featuring reflection and discussion questions for reinforcement, this indispensable guide demonstrates how to improve students' literacy with these five teacher-friendly strategies: Focus on changing what you can changeTeach the students who can???t read how to readTeach every student how to read to learnMotivate all students to read more, to read increasingly more challenging books, and to be accountable for what they readCreate a reading culture in your school

With new programs designed for adolescent learners, this update provides suggestions and developmental tools to effectively strengthen reading curriculum and instruction. 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.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
- Education | Elementary
- Education | Secondary
Dewey: 428.407
LCCN: 2006014232
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 7.22" W x 9.9" L (1.23 lbs) 224 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K.: - 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.

 
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