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Reaching reluctant young adult readers : a handbook for librarians and teachers / Edward T. Sullivan

Author
Sullivan, Edward T., 1966-
Published
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002.
Physical Description
iii, 121 pages ; 22 cm

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Contents
Aliteracy and the reluctant reader -- Strategies for reaching reluctant readers -- Resources for reluctant readers: fiction -- Resources for reluctant readers: comics and graphic novels -- Resources for reluctant readers: nonfiction -- Resources for reluctant readers: picture books -- Resources for reluctant readers: magazines -- Resources for reluctant readers: audiobooks.
Summary
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. Librarians and teachers can cultivate a love of reading in even the most reluctant reader through the strategies, tools, and resources offered in this book. Books whose characters and themes are appropriate on an intellectual and maturity level for this age group are profiled. Making culturally relevant books available to Asian, Black, and Latino students to foster their reading enjoyment is also addressed.
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ISBN
0810843439 (alk. paper)
9780810843431 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-116) and index.
Source of Acquisition
University Park copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment Fund; 20034.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment
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