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Reaching Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Edward T. Sullivan
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Description for Reaching Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Hardback. A complete handbook for librarians and teachers to confront and overcome aliteracy in young adults. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSB; GLM; JNKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
"I hate to read!" is a statement that librarians and teachers frequently hear from young adults. In Reaching Reluctant Young Adult Readers, the author addresses the issue of aliteracy—the condition when one has the ability to read but chooses not to—in young people of ages 10 - 15. These students do not read for pleasure and they read only when forced to do so through class reading assignments, a pervasive problem that affects grades and that can affect future success. Fortunately, librarians and teachers can cultivate a love of reading in even the most reluctant reader through the strategies, tools, ... Read more
"I hate to read!" is a statement that librarians and teachers frequently hear from young adults. In Reaching Reluctant Young Adult Readers, the author addresses the issue of aliteracy—the condition when one has the ability to read but chooses not to—in young people of ages 10 - 15. These students do not read for pleasure and they read only when forced to do so through class reading assignments, a pervasive problem that affects grades and that can affect future success. Fortunately, librarians and teachers can cultivate a love of reading in even the most reluctant reader through the strategies, tools, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810843431
SKU
V9780810843431
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Ref
99-15
About Edward T. Sullivan
Edward T. Sullivan is a Library Media Specialist as well as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee, teaching graduate level courses in public library youth services. An active member of the American Library Association, he serves on committees in the children's, young adult, and public library divisions. He is author of The Holocaust in Literature for Youth.
Reviews for Reaching Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Librarians and teachers will find this brief volume a valuable tool to combat the nonreader.
Booklist, 3/1/2003
The suggestions for purchases and tactics to reach the students seem sound and relatively easy to implement.
VOYA
Bottom Line: Useful for TLs and anyone writing about aliteracy.
Teacher Librarian
...[the author] gives a sense of how ... Read more
Booklist, 3/1/2003
The suggestions for purchases and tactics to reach the students seem sound and relatively easy to implement.
VOYA
Bottom Line: Useful for TLs and anyone writing about aliteracy.
Teacher Librarian
...[the author] gives a sense of how ... Read more