This comprehensive text presents a core of research-based approaches to engaging, effective literacy instruction in the middle grades. Methods and materials are described to foster reading skills, content mastery, and writing in different formats and for different purposes. The authors emphasize the need to tailor instruction to the needs, strengths, skill levels, and interests of diverse students. They offer recommendations for reading lists that incorporate critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction, popular series books, and other student-friendly materials. Special features include case studies, examples of teaching and assessment activities, and commentary from middle-school teachers and students. Appendices contain reproducible forms and lists of recommended reading materials and resources.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Guilford Publications
ISBN-13
9781572306479
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96500465
Product Key Features
Author
Jo Worthy, Gay Ivey, Karen Broaddus
Publication Name
Pathways to Independence: Reading, Writing, and Learning in Grades 3-8
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Teaching
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
390 Pages
Dimensions
Item Weight
774g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Gay Ivey, Jo Worthy, Karen Broaddus
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