Reading And Responding in the Middle Grades Approaches for All Classrooms

Long-awaited by middle school professionals,Reading and Responding in the Middle Grades: Approaches for All Classrooms, uniquely encompasses learning to read (comprehension),reading to learn (across the curriculum), and adolescent literature and response. Written by outstanding literacy experts Lee Galda and Michael Graves, this text is a must-have for any future middle-grade teacher due to its strong focus on helpingall students, across the spectrum of content areas and reading proficiencies, hone their reading abilities, learn from what they read, and become increasingly motivated to read and competent in responding to the sophisticated texts they encounter in the middle grades and beyond. Glowing Reviews! "I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My knowledge base was definitely broadened and I found much merit and much to commend. In fact, I made notes in the margins filled with such statements as "easy to read," "terrific idea," and "important insight." ­--Maria Ceprano, Buffalo State College "The inclusion of ELL issues in the deliberations about teaching are quite useful and appropriate. This book does an excellent job describing ELL students' instructional needs and offering alternative or modified instructional approaches." --Kurtis S. Meredith-University of Northern Iowa. [AUTHOR PHOTOS] Lee Galdais Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature at the University of Minnesota. Her research and development interests focus on literature and its role in motivation and engagement, and reader response. Her recent books includeLiterature and the Child (6 th edition),with Bernice Cullinan, andLanguage Arts: Learning and Teaching, with Dorothy Strickland and Bernice Cullinan, both published by Wadsworth/Thomson. Michael F. Gravesis Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Minnesota. His research and development efforts focus on comprehension instruction and vocabulary learning and instruction. His recent books includeTeaching Reading in the 21st Century(4th edition in press, with Connie Juel and Bonnie Graves, Allyn & Bacon) andThe Vocabulary Book(2006, Teachers College Press, IRA, and NCTE).Galda, Lee is the author of 'Reading And Responding in the Middle Grades Approaches for All Classrooms', published 2006 under ISBN 9780205491223 and ISBN 0205491227.