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Filling a key need among educators and literacy volunteers, this is the first hands-on guide for tutoring students with literacy difficulties in grades 6 - 12. Grounded in the most current literacy research, the book reflects the authors' 25+ years of combined experience working with tutoring programs. Every page features practical ideas for carrying out the entire process of tutoring: assessing teenagers' strengths, weaknesses, and interests; selecting appropriate, engaging materials; and fostering development in comprehension, word study, fluency, and composition. Special features include concrete examples and activities from over 20 tutors; a Q & A chapter on dealing with frequently encountered problems; and reproducible planning forms in a large, ready-to-use format. Table of contents: * Introduction Part I. Getting Started * Contexts for Adolescent Literacy (Who are today's adolescents? Literacy in and out of school. Current trends in instruction for adolescents. Why tutor adolescents in literacy?) * Literacy Processes (What proficient readers and writers do. Proficient readers. Proficient writers. Literacy across the curriculum: Proficiency in a particular context. Gradual re

Author

Kelly Chandler-Olcott; Kathleen A. Hinchman

Publisher

The Guilford Press; Guilford Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781606232040

Subjects

Language Learning, Education, Psychology