Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction

Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction

<p><em>"Quite simply, I would love to have had </em>Adolescent Literacy<em> </em>and<em> </em>Differentiated Instruction <em>as a secondary language arts teacher.... The book makes me itch to go back to my secondary classroom to see how I could use contemporary technologies as vehicles for differentiation." <cite><strong>Carol Ann Tomlinson</strong></cite></em></p> <em> </em> <p>As a secondary teacher, <em>Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction</em> shows you how to effectively respond to the growing crisis in adolescent literacy. It's the first book that shows how to base lessons on students' strengths and target back-up instruction to their needs so they can improve in literacy, master content, and meet the demands of higher-level learning.</p> <p>In <em>Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction, </em><strong>Barbara King-Shaver </strong>and<strong> Alyce Hunter</strong> summon the latest research and share effective, essential differentiation practices. With more than 30 replicable models and practical ideas for managing differentiated classrooms, King-Shaver and Hunter help you:</p> <ul> <li>assess students' individual needs, interests, and learning styles</li> <li>turn assessment into doable plans for targeted instruction</li> <li>implement dynamic differentiation strategies such as stations, flexible grouping, choice, and anchor activities.</li> </ul> <p>Drawing on NCTE's guidelines for promoting adolescent literacy, King-Shaver and Hunter offer suggestions for teaching not only reading, writing, listening, and speaking but also viewing multimedia texts and engaging with digital literacy.</p> <p>Read <em>Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction</em>, use its study guide with colleagues, and discover that with adolescent literacy, the best way to make a difference is by embracing difference.</p>