Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents
Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents by Douglas Fisher
English | Mar. 28, 2007 | ISBN: 1416603212 | 174 Pages | PDF | 1,5 MB
English | Mar. 28, 2007 | ISBN: 1416603212 | 174 Pages | PDF | 1,5 MB
We know that literacy is the key to learning in school, yet millions of middle and high school students lack the literacy skills they need to succeed. What can educators do? In Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents, authors Gay Ivey and Douglas Fisher make a compelling case that all teachers—across the content areas—have a role to play in students’ development of literacy, which they define as reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Rather than focusing solely on reading instruction and the cliché that says "all teachers are teachers of reading," they urge teachers to incorporate rich literacy-based learning experiences into their classrooms, with the goal of helping students to learn and think across the curriculum.