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Author
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Practical, engaging account of how teachers can help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills. Cris Tovani is an accomplished teacher and staff developer who writes with verve and humor about the challenges of working with students at all levels of achievement - from those who have mastered the art of "fake reading" to college-bound juniors and seniors who struggle with the different demands of content-area textbooks and novels. Enter...
Author
Series
Fastback volume 411
Publisher
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This study examines the implementation of Adventure Education (AE) in a public high school English curriculum. The scope of this study is twofold: (1) for a school-wide perspective, Plattsburgh High School (PHS) in upstate New York, west of Lake Champlain, was surveyed to determine if and how reading literacy, use of the outdoors, technology (music, television, cell phones, etc.), and life skills were components in the educational experiences of its...