Teaching Reading in the Secondary Schools

by Geoff Dean

Overview

This book outlines several approaches to reading which challenge former classroom practices. It is through these approaches that all students - from reluctant boys to the most able of either gender - can continue to grow as readers and develop their readiness to seek meaning in texts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853468681
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/06/2005
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; The problems of reading in the Secondary school; Current reading practices in secondary schools; Making the case for teaching reading; Qualities and characteristics of the reader and assessing reading improvement; Teaching reading in the Secondary school; Teaching reading in subjects other than English.