An effective adolescent literary program : two case studies of adolescent non-readers
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Date
2002
Authors
Randle, Sheila
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 2002
Abstract
The main purpose of this five-month study was to follow the progress of two students in
order to identify the characteristics of an adolescent literacy program and the most
effective instructional strategies for high school students who struggle with reading and
writing. The two students I followed were fifteen years old and reading at grades one and
two. Throughout the study I kept field notes to record specific observations related to
student behavior, student progress, and the effectiveness of each instructional strategy
and the framework for which they were applied in this program. Since my students
struggled with writing, I interviewed them asking for continuous feedback about the
program. Those interviews took place upon completion of each instructional strategy in
order to gain the students' perspective of the effectiveness of each strategy. Through my
own journal I reflected on the happenings of my class. In the end I gained a greater
understanding of how to better teach non-readers at the high school level.
Description
v, 64 leaves ; 29 cm. --
Keywords
Reading (Secondary) -- Study and teaching , Literacy