Introducing Teens to the Pleasures of Reading

Describes an English teacher's successful "guided independent reading" program for reluctant adolescent readers. She teaches her classes around large themes, chooses mirroring student interests, allows in-class reading periods, and monitors student progress. Students then work in grou...

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Published in:Educational Leadership 1995-09, Vol.53 (1), p.56
Main Author: Podl, Jody Brown
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Achebe, Chinua
Activity Units
Adolescents
Bradbury, Ray (1920-2012)
Curricula
Curriculum Development
Fast, Howard (1914-2003)
High schools
Hoffman, Alice
Independent Reading
Interviews
Literature Appreciation
Middle schools
Novels
Ownership
Program Descriptions
Reading
Reading Ability
Reading Attitudes
Recreational Reading
Secondary Education
Student Engagement
Student Interests
Students
Study and teaching
Thematic Approach
Time on Task
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Summary:Describes an English teacher's successful "guided independent reading" program for reluctant adolescent readers. She teaches her classes around large themes, chooses mirroring student interests, allows in-class reading periods, and monitors student progress. Students then work in groups to present their book to the rest of the class. (MLH)
ISSN:0013-1784
1943-5878