September 2004
Understanding Adolescent Literacy Learners

"As educators, we are inundated with all the ways we can change, from boxes of graphic organizers to scripts we can follow. I believe that we have to ask ourselves whether the curriculum and instruction we are choosing really make a difference in our students' lives."
   —Janet Allen





October 2006

Want Strategic Readers? Ask Strategic Questions

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CONTENTS
Feature
Choosing What Matters for Adolescent Learners
by Janet Allen
 
Classroom Vignettes
Supporting Middle School Writers
by Debbie Collins
 
Engaging Adolescent Readers
by Margaret Blevins
 
A Look at the OGT
Analyzing a Question
by Carol Brown Dodson
 
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More Resources on Understanding Adolescent Literacy Learners
 

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