Youth in the Middle: Our Guides to Improved Literacy Instruction?

Autor/in	Alvermann, Donna E.
Titel	Youth in the Middle: Our Guides to Improved Literacy Instruction?
Quelle	In: Voices from the Middle, 14 (2006) 2, S.7-13 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1074-4762
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Literacy Education; Educational Improvement; Active Learning; Middle School Students; Early Adolescents; Educational Environment; Student Needs; Student Participation; Administrator Role; Critical Thinking; Relevance (Education); Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Aktives Lernen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Kritisches Denken; Relevance; Relevanz; Schulleistung
Abstract	Alvermann urges teachers to "listen to their own students for guidance in adapting their instruction," calling it both "feasible and worthwhile." She says, "But having personal access to good directional ideas is not enough. Finding ways to turn those ideas into sound instructional practices (based on principles derived from equally sound research) requires something more." She recommends these "four principled practices for the journey": 1) Middle graders needs to generate and share their ideas about complex content area texts with others. 2) Middle graders thrive in active learning environments. 3) Middle graders need support in developing a critical awareness of what they read, view, and hear. 4) Middle graders need opportunities to connect literacies that span in- and out-of-school learning. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10