Paving the Way in Reading and Writing: Strategies and Activities to Support Struggling Students in Grades 6-12 Contributor(s): Lewin, Larry G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 078796414X ISBN-13: 9780787964146 Publisher: Jossey-Bass
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: April 2003 Annotation: "Paving the Way in Reading and Writing" offers secondary teachers from across the content areas a structured approach for motivating reluctant and disengaged students to tackle difficult reading and writing assignments and thus boost their potential for academic success. Drawing on relevant theory and research and the author's extensive experience as a teacher and teacher trainer, the book presents an arsenal of practical instructional strategies along with teacher-tested tools, techniques, and activities for helping students improve their comprehension of informational and literary text as well as strengthen their written communications. Activities combining reading and writing tasks are emphasized along with graphic exercises for engaging the more visually oriented students. The book also provides guidance on using the computer as a literacy tool and on improving students' grammar, spelling, and research skills. In addition, it offers extensive listings of web-based instructional resources. "Lewin's emphasis on effective instruction that integrates both reading and writing offers me just what I want most from a book: useful classroom strategies based on both research and master teacher's experience with real kids. . . . a welcome addition to my toolbox of useful books." "Paves the way for secondary teachers to get excited again about teaching reading and writing. Lewin reminds us 'with fresh ideas' how important surprise and variety are in sparking the adolescent intellect." "Friendly and practical . . . . Educators at all levels will find this easy to use." "Finally a resource for secondary teachers who face the toughest reading and writing challenges! Larry Lewin's book is brimming with field-tested strategies to support our most needy students."
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts - Education | Elementary |
Dewey: 428.007 |
LCCN: 2002155636 |
Series: Jossey-Bass Education |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.06" W x 9.28" L (0.98 lbs) 272 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Paving the Way in Reading and Writing offers secondaryteachers from across the content areas a structured approach formotivating reluctant and disengaged students to tackle difficultreading and writing assignments and thus boost their potential foracademic success. Drawing on relevant theory and research and theauthor's extensive experience as a teacher and teacher trainer, thebook presents an arsenal of practical instructional strategiesalong with teacher-tested tools, techniques, and activities forhelping students improve their comprehension of informational andliterary text as well as strengthen their written communications.Activities combining reading and writing tasks are emphasized alongwith graphic exercises for engaging the more visually orientedstudents. The book also provides guidance on using the computer asa literacy tool and on improving students' grammar, spelling, andresearch skills. In addition, it offers extensive listings ofweb-based instructional resources. |
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