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.…

Discusses the benefits of early childhood teachers reading to their students and examines techniques that teachers can employ in classroom reading. Notes that teachers should fit reading into the rhythm of the classroom day, select interesting materials, introduce the book, model good reading behaviors, and return to the book in later discussions…

Presents brief annotations and bibliographic data for 30 children's books identified by teachers as outstanding trade books for children and adolescents--books that are exceptional in curriculum use, good for reading aloud at home, and useful for background information on a wide range of questions. (SR)

Presents a reading list for prelaw students to equip them with the knowledge and tools to understand the postsocialist political economy in which they will live and work. Students must understand the market-versus-politics debate and the reasons for the failure of socialism. Thirty-six titles are listed. (SLD)

Presents a list of 32 outstanding trade books for children and adolescents selected by teachers as exceptional. Offers annotations for each book which include a brief description and bibliographic data, plus suggestions for use in the school curriculum. (SR)