Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research

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Leila Christenbury, Randy Bomer, Peter Smagorinsky
Guilford Press, Jun 10, 2011 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 452 pages

The first comprehensive research handbook of its kind, this volume showcases innovative approaches to understanding adolescent literacy learning in a variety of settings. Distinguished contributors examine how well adolescents are served by current instructional practices and highlight ways to translate research findings more effectively into sound teaching and policymaking. The book explores social and cultural factors in adolescents' approach to communication and response to instruction, and sections address literacy both in and out of schools, including literacy expectations in the contemporary workplace. Detailed attention is given to issues of diversity and individual differences among learners.

Winner--Literacy Research Association's Fry Book Award!

 

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Contents

CHAPTER 1
3
CHAPTER 2
14
CHAPTER 3
29
CHAPTER 4
49
CHAPTER 5
65
CHAPTER 6
80
CHAPTER 7
98
CHAPTER 8
113
CHAPTER 16
239
CHAPTER 17
256
CHAPTER 18
271
CHAPTER 19
287
CHAPTER 20
307
CHAPTER 21
323
CHAPTER 22
343
CHAPTER 23
360

CHAPTER 9
126
CHAPTER 10
140
CHAPTER 11
153
CHAPTER 12
170
CHAPTER 13
183
CHAPTER 14
197
CHAPTER 15
220
CHAPTER 24
372
CHAPTER 25
386
CHAPTER 26
400
CHAPTER 27
415
Author Index
431
Subject Index
441
Copyright

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Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research
Leila Christenbury,Randy Bomer,Peter Smagorinsky
Limited preview - 2010
Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research
Leila Christenbury,Randy Bomer,Peter Smagorinsky
No preview available - 2008

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About the author (2011)

Leila Christenbury, EdD, is Commonwealth Professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The author or coauthor of 12 books, she is a frequent speaker on issues of English teaching and learning and has been cited extensively in the national media. Dr. Christenbury has been honored with the David H. Russell Award and the CEE James N. Britton Award from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Additionally, she is a recipient of the Edward B. Fry Book Award from the National Reading Conference for the Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research. She is a former editor of English Journal, a past president of NCTE, and past interim dean of the VCU School of Education.

Randy Bomer, PhD, teaches in the Language and Literacy Studies Program in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also directs the Heart of Texas Writing Project. Formerly a middle and high school teacher, he has consulted with urban school districts across the United States. The author of two books and many journal articles, Dr. Bomer is a past president of NCTE.

Peter Smagorinsky, PhD, teaches in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. He currently chairs the NCTE Research Forum. Dr. Smagorinsky has received honors including the Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research from the American Educational Research Association, the Janet Emig Award from NCTE’s Conference on English Education, and the Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award from the Association of Teacher Educators. He has published 14 books and numerous journal articles.

Bibliographic information

TitleHandbook of Adolescent Literacy Research
EditorsLeila Christenbury, Randy Bomer, Peter Smagorinsky
PublisherGuilford Press, 2011
ISBN1606239945, 9781606239940
Length452 pages
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Education / Research
Education / Schools / Levels / Secondary
Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy
  
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