Author : Rising Books
Publisher :
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 19,70 MB
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : Finance, Personal
ISBN : 9780964445635
[This book] will help young people develop good financial habits at an early age - habits that will enable them to successfully make, manage, multiply, and protect their hard-earned money. [The author] motivate[s] teens and remind them that their choice is crystal clear: learn now or pay later! [The author talks about]: Credit Card debt; needs vs. wants; multiplying money; insurance essentials; secrets to saving; Internet scams. -Back cover.
Author : Anderson Jimmeka
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 37,42 MB
Release : 2022-02-06
Category :
ISBN : 9780838937907
Helping readers understand the challenges and barriers faced by teens in urban communities, this one-of-a-kind resource offers real-world recommendations, case studies, and experience-based programmatic solutions for fostering crucial media literacy skills.
Author : Chin Ee Loh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 36,25 MB
Release : 2024-11-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 1040223540
In these changing times of global flows of media and technologies and reports of declining reading enjoyment, researchers, policymakers and educators need to engage anew with essential issues of what counts as reading, what kinds of reading matter and how to support teen reading engagement in school and out-of-school settings. Bringing together contributions from well-known and emerging adolescent literacy researchers from different disciplinary perspectives, this edited collection consolidates contemporary research on teens’ volitional print and digital reading, whether in school or out-of-school contexts. The first part of the book offers overviews of what teens are reading, followed by chapters on community support on reading and new ways of researching teen reading. With chapters from North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East, the collection will offer multifaceted and complex insights into what, how and why teens read in different contexts. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter encourage readers to consider how the research can be applied in their own research, policy and practice contexts. This book will be of interest to researchers, policymakers and educators who are invested in supporting adolescent-engaged reading with evidence- based policies and strategies.
Author : Karen D. Wood
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 29,65 MB
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1606233815
Thorough and accessible, this professional resource and text shows how the latest research in adolescent literacy can be translated into effective practice in middle and high school classrooms. Leading authorities discuss findings on the adolescent learner, addressing such essential topics as comprehension, content-area literacy, differentiated instruction, gender differences in literacy learning, and English language learners. With a focus on evidence-based methods, coverage ranges from techniques for building digital literacy and comprehension skills to strategies for flexible grouping and writing instruction. Ideal for courses in adolescent literacy, each chapter includes guiding questions, discussion questions, and classroom examples.
Author : Sandra Hughes-Hassell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,99 MB
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
This important book is a call to action for the library community to address the literacy and life outcome gaps impacting African American youth. It provides strategies that enable school and public librarians to transform their services, programs, and collections to be more responsive to the literacy strengths, experiences, and needs of African American youth. According to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NEAP), only 18 percent of African American fourth graders and 17 percent of African American eighth graders performed at or above proficiency in reading in 2013. This book draws on research from various academic fields to explore the issues surrounding African American literacy and to aid in developing culturally responsive school and library programs with the goal of helping to close the achievement gap and improve the quality of life for African American youth. The book merges the work of its three authors along with the findings of other researchers and practitioners, highlighting exemplary programs, such as the award-winning Pearl Bailey Library Program, the Maker Jawn initiative at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate writing institute in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, among others. Readers will understand how these culturally responsive programs put theory and research-based best practices into local action and see how to adapt them to meet the needs of their communities.
Author : Adrienne Chute
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Federal aid to libraries
ISBN :
Author : Gay Ivey
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 1416603212
Offers a whole-school program for improving the literacy skills of secondary school students.
Author : Denise E. Agosto, Ph.D.
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 17,86 MB
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838910157
From a team of experts who have researched the information habits and preferences of urban teens to build better and more effective school and public library programs.
Author : Patrick Lo
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000409414
Literacy and Reading Programmes for Children and Young People: Case Studies from Around the Globe presents interviews with over 40 librarians from around the world who tell of their library programs. The volumes are arranged geographically with Volume 1 offering interviews from library professionals from the USA and Europe, and with Volume 2 sharing programs from Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. The volumes highlight the diversity of the types of programs catering to the varying needs of children and young adults throughout the world. Case studies featured in this book outline the details of programs, events, and activities provided by over 40 organizations in the context of social capital and social inclusion. Each interview chapter discusses the contributions made to literacy development and community building of children and teens. With the many variations and examples of best practice, librarians and educators can glean new ideas for their own programs. The interviews reveal the challenges and issues faced and the work being achieved in vastly different environments, in many geographic areas, and in diverse economic, social, and cultural contexts. The programs include those of national and state libraries, public libraries, and mobile libraries carried out by public libraries, NGOs, and commercial organizations in both developed and developing countries. They also feature programs of multicultural libraries, libraries for indigenous people, and libraries for refugees. This publication complements the range of initiatives and activities carried out by IFLA’s Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section that supports library services and reading promotion initiatives catering to children and young adults around the world. These volumes are rich in variety and will provide much food for thought for creating unique and successful library programs.
Author : Jennifer Sweeney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 1598846752
This exploration of juvenile corrections librarianship provides a complete description of these specialized services, addresses unique challenges in this library environment, and promotes intellectual and social growth for at-risk youth. The facts regarding juvenile corrections are grim. In California alone, 13,000 youth are housed as wards of the state. Rearrest rates for young people in detention and correction facilities range from 77 to 90 percent. The good news is youth corrections librarianship has the potential to improve the situation. This book fills a gap in the literature on corrections librarianship, which is focused almost solely on adult prisons. Programs for juvenile offenders require significantly more emphasis on education and rehabilitation than adults. There is also greater urgency in delivering needed services to youth offenders. Literacy: A Way Out for At-Risk Youth provides librarians in juvenile detention facilities with tools to face their unique challenges, such as collaborating with corrections staff and encouraging youth to maintain their connection to the library after release. The author's recommendations for reader's advisory, collection development, and other services are geared toward helping teens cope with their problems and develop better decision making skills.
