"Filling a crucial need, this book provides concrete ways to support all students in grades 6-12 as they engage with rigorous grade-level texts in English language arts, science, and social studies. The authors offer fresh insights into adolescent reading and what makes a given text "tough"--including knowledge demands, text structure and complexity, vocabulary, and more. Research-based, step-by-step strategies are presented for explicitly scaffolding these challenges in the context of purposeful learning activities that ...
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"Filling a crucial need, this book provides concrete ways to support all students in grades 6-12 as they engage with rigorous grade-level texts in English language arts, science, and social studies. The authors offer fresh insights into adolescent reading and what makes a given text "tough"--including knowledge demands, text structure and complexity, vocabulary, and more. Research-based, step-by-step strategies are presented for explicitly scaffolding these challenges in the context of purposeful learning activities that leverage students' individual strengths and interests. The book includes planning tips, text selection guidelines, sample text sets, and vivid case studies from culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Fourteen reproducible forms and handouts can be photocopied or downloaded for use with students. Key words/subject areas: disciplinary literacy, literacies, secondary reading methods, culturally sustaining pedagogy, comprehension, academic vocabulary, teaching, disciplines, adolescents, struggling readers, middle, high school students, challenging, lesson plans, English language arts, social studies, science, instruction Audience: Teachers of students ages 11-17 (grades 6-12); academic and literacy coaches; teacher educators; advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students"--
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