Bernadowski, Carianne, and Patricia L. Kolencik. Research-Based Reading Strategies in the Library for Adolescent Learners. Columbus, OH: Linworth, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-58683-347-3
Publisher's Description
It is estimated that approximately 8.7 million 4th-12th grade students
struggle to meet proficiency standards in reading and writing. This
book provides the precise information school library media specialists
need to make a difference in the school-wide effort to develop literacy
and information literacy skills and to improve reading comprehension and
vocabulary skills.
Research-Based Reading Strategies in the Library for Adolescent Learners is a one-stop resource for librarians who face the difficult task of trying to offer appropriate reading instruction, need guidance on how to devote more time to reading instruction, need researched-based reading activities to meet modern standards, and are interested in collaborating with classroom teachers to meet the content demands of the curriculum.
Designed to assist school librarians and classroom teachers as they collaborate to help students improve reading comprehension and vocabulary skills, this book presents nine research-based, best-practice reading strategies for middle and high school use. These approaches blend the strategies with critical information literacy skills, helping teachers address the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning, the Standards for the English Language Arts, and the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. For each strategy, the book presents nuts-and-bolts information, connection to the standards, current research findings, assessment tools, and more.
Features
• Includes nine researched-based reading and vocabulary strategies for secondary education
• Provides 27 ready-to-use reproducible templates, charts, tables, and graphic organizers
• Offers assessment tools
• Presents an appendix of Web. 2.0 resources for both classroom teachers and librarians
• A bibliography includes both books and websites at the end of each chapter, enabling teachers and librarians to find additional information about the reading strategy presented
Highlights
• Discusses a selection of essential researched-based reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary strategies for use in the school library and the classroom
• Provides effective approaches to blending reading strategies with critical information literacy skills, thus addressing the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning, the Standards for the English Language Arts, and the Standards for the 21st Century Learner
• Offers “Collaborative Connections” that describe a shared planning and teaching process to allow the librarian and the classroom teacher to partner to teach each of the reading strategies
• Includes a section on extending the strategy for diverse students and students with special needs in each chapter
Research-Based Reading Strategies in the Library for Adolescent Learners is a one-stop resource for librarians who face the difficult task of trying to offer appropriate reading instruction, need guidance on how to devote more time to reading instruction, need researched-based reading activities to meet modern standards, and are interested in collaborating with classroom teachers to meet the content demands of the curriculum.
Designed to assist school librarians and classroom teachers as they collaborate to help students improve reading comprehension and vocabulary skills, this book presents nine research-based, best-practice reading strategies for middle and high school use. These approaches blend the strategies with critical information literacy skills, helping teachers address the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning, the Standards for the English Language Arts, and the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. For each strategy, the book presents nuts-and-bolts information, connection to the standards, current research findings, assessment tools, and more.
Features
• Includes nine researched-based reading and vocabulary strategies for secondary education
• Provides 27 ready-to-use reproducible templates, charts, tables, and graphic organizers
• Offers assessment tools
• Presents an appendix of Web. 2.0 resources for both classroom teachers and librarians
• A bibliography includes both books and websites at the end of each chapter, enabling teachers and librarians to find additional information about the reading strategy presented
Highlights
• Discusses a selection of essential researched-based reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary strategies for use in the school library and the classroom
• Provides effective approaches to blending reading strategies with critical information literacy skills, thus addressing the Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning, the Standards for the English Language Arts, and the Standards for the 21st Century Learner
• Offers “Collaborative Connections” that describe a shared planning and teaching process to allow the librarian and the classroom teacher to partner to teach each of the reading strategies
• Includes a section on extending the strategy for diverse students and students with special needs in each chapter
