Many children are dealing with adult fears, such as death, crime, and war at early ages. School counselors can help children cope with these fears using stories from children's literature. The role that children's literature can play in teaching these coping skills is discussed along with strategies for choosing books. (Contains 33 references.)…

Discusses the importance of keeping adolescents' interests and needs foremost in mind when designing literacy instruction at the middle and high school level. Argues that effective adolescent literacy instruction must address issues of self-efficacy and student engagement with a variety of texts in diverse settings. Contends it must also attend to…

Describes an unusual set of circumstances that paved the way for an interdisciplinary year-long United States History course involving reading and language arts that relied heavily on trade books to support the curriculum. Describes choosing the books and using them in the program. (SR)

Presents data on trends in the academic job market, placement rates for PhDs inside and outside the academy, and levels of job satisfaction for those with doctorates. Includes samples of information available from the Modern Language Association and a bibliography of print and online publications that they recommend for planning a career in…

Explores strategies for literacy instruction that help high school seniors from different backgrounds expand their reading and writing skills. Examines how to differentiate instruction while keeping high expectations for all students. Describes a project which was based around the passions which sustain students. Details how this project included…

Notes that with so many multivoice novels accessible to teens, there is a great opportunity to expand students' reading repertoire. Proposes that young adult novels are an excellent transition to classic literature that may seem remote or difficult. Offers advice on teaching multivoice novels. Concludes that multivoice novels show young readers…

Describes a successful practice for incorporating more novels into community college literature courses and for sparking student interest in reading. Presents a book club assignment that includes both collaborative activities and a group presentation. Considers how a book club assignment offers an effective way to include more writers into the…

Analyzes over 2200 written responses from ballots for the "Young Adults' Choices List" which indicated that the students "really liked the book." Finds that most students were able to articulate their preferences, that they liked "problem novels" and books with teen protagonists, and that subjects of interest were…

Compares the comprehension skill development of capable readers in two basal reading series to the prescribed basal skill hierarchies. Suggests that teachers select reading material which has value as literature; assess readers' skills so that they do not study what they have already mastered; and match reading selections to the skills being…

Discusses difficulties in teaching/reading "depressing" twentieth-century American literature. Suggests that the underlying themes are not depressing, and illustrates this assertion with examples from Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." Provides an annotated list of 25…

Outlines a literary study unit on censorship, focusing on issues beyond the classroom. Suggests several student projects which explore the school district's censorship policy and community attitudes toward censorship. (MM)

Describes a project in which quantities of books were transported to 53 participating classrooms in 9 elementary schools. The discussion covers reasons for initiating the project, community involvement in the project, preparation and reading material selection, classroom activities, and plans for expansion. A list of students' favorite books is…

Effective classroom implementation of the cloze procedure to teach second language reading depends on careful text selection, preparation, and presentation by the language teacher. Effective teaching of this technique helps students to develop reading strategies and reading comprehension. (CB)

Demonstrates the interdependency of social studies and reading within the construct of cultural literacy. Suggests ways that teachers can assist students to comprehend, evaluate, and appreciate classroom learning as well as reading textbooks and supplementary materials. (LS)

Discusses the ways in which foreign literature might be used to achieve cultural and affective goals. Broader definitions of culture and literature are needed. Useful criteria for literature selection are suggested, and an experiential or process-based approach to teaching literature in the high school foreign language class is discussed.…