Adolescent Literacy: What Works and whyAbstract: This book is the result of an investigation of reading programs that refuse to accept the inevitability of reading failure. This publication explains what works and why in literacy programs through case studies, observations exhaustive literature searches, and site visits. Twenty-nine reading programs were visited and the observations are reported here. Topics include: the nature of adolescent illiteracy; the Kenosha Model; Structured Teaching in the Areas of Reading and Writing (STAR); High Intensity Language Training (HILT); After-school literacy programs, summer literacy programs; and policy implications. |
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A NATIONAL PROBLEM | 3 |
METHODOLOGY | 11 |
ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT | 30 |
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