Widening the Lens - Deborah Vriend Van Duinen, Erica R. Hamilton

Widening the Lens

Integrating Multiple Approaches to Support Adolescent Literacy
Buch | Hardcover
160 Seiten
2024
Teachers' College Press (Verlag)
978-0-8077-6903-4 (ISBN)
153,35 inkl. MwSt
Drawing on an asset-based approach to adolescents and their literacy practices, this book is a powerful resource for secondary teachers across all content areas. The authors encourage a ‘widened lens’ approach that considers varied perspectives and research findings when engaging in multiple and often competing initiatives, issues, and pedagogies.
Drawing on an asset-based approach to adolescents and their literacy practices, this book is a powerful resource for secondary teachers across all content areas. The authors encourage a “widened lens” approach that considers varied perspectives and research findings when engaging in multiple and often competing initiatives, issues, and pedagogies. Using examples from their own and others’ classroom experiences, the authors explore numerous theoretical and practical understandings of literacy to inform classroom instruction. They discuss different theories of literacy instruction and the ways that sociocultural and cognitive approaches to literacy like the Science of Reading and Whole Language can work in concert with each other. Readers will find relevant information about adolescents’ multiliteracies, text selection and complexity, and meeting the needs of diverse learners. With suggested resources, teaching strategies, and discussion questions throughout, this is an ideal text for teacher education courses, professional learning communities, and professionals who want to learn more about how to support adolescents’ literacy development.


Book Features:




Research-based strategies to improve the reading ability of adolescents.
Concise descriptions of current literacy approaches commonly referenced in educational policy and the media.
Application suggestions with scenarios from middle and high school classrooms.
Guiding questions to help beginning teachers reflect on their own literacy experiences and their adolescent students.
Tables and a glossary of key terms to support readers’ understanding of complex concepts.

Deborah Vriend Van Duinen is a professor of English Education at Hope College, Holland, MI. Erica R. Hamilton is an associate professor of literacy studies at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.

Contents


Foreword Julie Bell  xi


Acknowledgments  xv


Introduction  1

Adolescent Literacy  2

Theories  2

A Widened Lens Metaphor and a “Yes, And” Approach  3


1.  Concepts, Definitions, and Beliefs  7

Literacy  7

Literacy Instruction  9

(Re)Defining Adolescence and Adolescents  10

(Re)Defining Adolescent Literacy  13

“Yes, And” Approach  14

Moving Forward  25


2.  Adolescents’ Literacy Skills  27

Three Approaches to Literacy Instruction  28

Reading and Writing Skills  31

Developing and Supporting Adolescents’ Reading and Writing Proficiency  41

“Yes, And” Approach to Adolescents’ Reading and Writing Skills  43

Moving Forward  44


3.  Adolescents’ Literacy Contexts and Practices  45

Context  46

Literacy in Context  46

Adolescents’ Literacy Practices in Context  53

Acknowledging and Valuing Adolescents’ Literacy Contexts and Practices  55

Integrating Adolescents’ Literacy Contexts and Practices  57

“Yes, And” Approach to Adolescents’ Literacy Contexts and Practices  59

Moving Forward  60


4.  Identifying and Using Texts  61

Identifying Texts  61

Considering the Complexity of Texts  64

Using Texts for Instructional Purposes  73

“Yes, And” Approach to Identifying and Using Texts  76

Moving Forward  77


5.  Literacy Strategies Across Subject Areas  79

Literacy Skill Development  79

Using Literacy Strategies to Support Adolescents’ Literacy Skill Development  83

Using Literacy Strategies for Instructional Purposes  93

“Yes, And” Approach to Using Literacy Strategies Across Subject Areas  96

Moving Forward  97


6.  Disciplinary Literacy Instruction  99

Disciplinary Literacy  99

Disciplinary Literacy Instruction  101

“Yes, And” Approach to Disciplinary Literacy Instruction and Literacy Strategies  113

Moving Forward  114


Conclusion  117

Key Takeaways: “Yes, And” Considerations  118

Moving Forward  119


References  121


Index  131


About the Authors  137

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Language and Literacy Series
Vorwort Julie Bell
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 162 x 235 mm
Gewicht 318 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
ISBN-10 0-8077-6903-7 / 0807769037
ISBN-13 978-0-8077-6903-4 / 9780807769034
Zustand Neuware
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