Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy: Strategies for Learning (Activities and Games for the Classroom) (Contemporary Perspectives on Literacy)

Winner: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Golden Lamp Award Are there students in your classroom who have hit the reading wall? Studies indicate comprehension regresses in many students once they reach middle school. Teachers need the right resources in their classrooms for engaging students in reading. This book is a veritable encyclopedia of literacy strategies secondary teachers can apply to all content areas immediately. It integrates key strategies, research from top literacy experts, and proven intervention practices. Benefits: Gain access to the most relevant research on literacy and its application in the classroom. Employ powerful tools to aid reflection and the implementation of new strategies. Discover over 50 strategies for engaging adolescent learners, empowering strategic learning, building comprehension, developing vocabulary, and writing to learn. Access over two dozen reproducibles for teachers and students. Build a school where students flourish academically while also meeting their social and emotional learning needs. In this practical school leadership book, author Jane A. G. Kise offers a toolkit of strategies specially designed to support the daily work of school leaders. Learn how to overcome ongoing challenges, navigate competing priorities, and unite your entire school community around one common purpose: supporting whole-child learning. Lead schools in teaching the whole student, with help from this educational leadership book: Understand the benefits of student engagement and having the whole child present in the classroom. Study the twelve lenses of leadership -- core educational leadership responsibilities that are essential for leading whole-child schools. Develop leadership skills and emotional intelligence to overcome biases and balance student and adult needs. Learn how to create an environment strengthened by collaborative trust, where students and educators feel engaged and motivated. Gain insight into SMART goal-setting for leadership development, establishing a priority focus to achieve real goals. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Developing Leadership for Whole-Child Schools Chapter 2: Thinking in Terms of Both and And: A Core Leadership Competency Chapter 3: Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Leading for the Whole Child Chapter 4: Leading Toward a Common Vision and Guiding Others in Leading Themselves Chapter 5: Implementing Initiatives and Making Them Meaningful Chapter 6: Building a Learning Community Where Individuals Have Autonomy Chapter 7: Taking Reality Into Account While Pursuing a Vision Chapter 8: Building on Current Success While Changing to Meet the Future Chapter 9: Moving Ahead Quickly While Moving Ahead for the Long Haul Chapter 10: Balancing Logical Objectivity With Valuable Subjectivity Chapter 11: Getting Results While Building Trust Chapter 12: Using Positional Power While Sharing Power Chapter 13: Finding Clarity on What and Why With Flexibility on How Chapter 14: Planning in an Ever-Changing, Uncertain Environment Chapter 15: Making Measurable Progress and Finding Purpose Chapter 16: Focusing on Your Priorities Appendix: Personality Type and the Twelve Lenses of Leadership Secondary Teachers Who Are Seeking To Improve Student Learning Will Find That This Accessible, Well-organized Encyclopedia Of Research-based Literacy Strategies Makes It Easy To Find And Use The Right Strategies Xthose That Will Increase Student Learning. When Teachers Learn Literacy Strategies, Implement The Newly Learned Strategies In The Classroom, Show Students How To Use The Strategies, And See Student Learning Increase, They Realize That Literacy Strategies Are Really Learning Strategies. Examples From Science, Social Studies, Math, And English Language Arts Teachers Show How To Integrate Reading, Writing, And Critical Thinking Across The Curriculum. The Authors Draw On Their Extensive Experience Working With Teachers And Schools To Define The Best Practices That Have Been Proven To Work In Real Schools. Each Chapter Explores The Research Foundation For A Particular Aspect Of Literacy, Suggests Key Resources, Defines Critical Issues, And Then Provides Concrete Strategies For Actively Engaging Students In Reading, Writing, Talking, And Listening. Understand What The Strategy Is, Why Teachers Should Use It, And How To Use It In Clear Step-by-step Instructions Complete With Examples And Templates. This Comprehensive, Accessible Selection Of Best-practice Literacy Strategies Includes: X?the Most Relevant Research On Literacy And Its Applications For Classrooms X?tools To Aid Reflection And Implementation Of New Strategies X?over 50 Strategies For Engaging Adolescent Learners, Empowering Strategic Learning, Building Comprehension, Developing Vocabulary, And Writing To Learn X?over Two Dozen Reproducibles For Teachers And Students. Jan Rozzelle, Carol Scearce. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 199-206). Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Golden Lamp Award Are there students in your classroom who have hit the reading wall? Studies indicate comprehension regresses in many students once they reach middle school. Teachers need the right resources in their classrooms for engaging students in reading. This book is a veritable encyclopedia of literacy strategies secondary teachers can apply to all content areas immediately. It integrates key strategies, research from top literacy experts, and proven intervention practices. Using Power Tools to Improve Adolescent Literacy Chapter 1: Engaging the Adolescent Learner Chapter 2: Empowering Strategic Learning Chapter 3: Building Comprehension Chapter 4: Developing Vocabulary Chapter 5: Writing to Learn