Young Adolescents need and want more than the traditional literacy curriculum of worksheets and rote skills that asks them to think very little and talk even less. Young adolescents have much to share with their teachers and with the world. This book presents an instructional approach that mixes critique and pleasure, allowing middle-level students to read literature they enjoy while they develop critical awareness and address issues of social injustice. The authors help teachers create conditions for their students to critique texts and take pleasure from them by first defining critical terms, explaining the concept of literature circles, and discussing literary theories. They can share strategies that will enable students to explore issues of identity, power, oppression, diversity, and context as they participate in literature circles and read-alouds.
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Developing Critical Awareness at the Middle Level: Using Texts as Tools for Critique and Pleasure

Education & Teaching

Johnson, Holly

Freedman, Lauren

Schools & Teaching

Intl Literacy Assn

Building Reading Confidence in Adolescents: Key Elements That Enhance Proficiency

The authors present a research-based approach for building reading self-efficacy and focus on four concepts necessary to learners′ literacy success: confidence, independence, metacognition, and stamina.

Teen & Young Adult

Johnson, Holly A.

Thomas, Karen F.

Education & Reference

Corwin

The authors present a research-based approach for building reading self-efficacy and focus on four concepts necessary to learners′ literacy success: confidence, independence, metacognition, and stamina.

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

It’s Just Shopping is a critical history lesson and an essential how-to for merchants, marketers, technologists and educators interested in successful online selling. It provides an insider look at shopping online via 7 straightforward modules that delve into today’s multi-channel world. 
In 10 years time B2C Internet sales have grown from 0 to $33 billion. This is the first book to examine its evolution from the perspective of the merchant and the shopper. Written by Lauren Freedman and published by The Direct Marketing Association, it is a "Hitchhikers Guide to E-commerce", abundant with lessons from a time when there was no roadmap. 
Case studies examine best-of-breed strategies currently being employed. Proven checklists plus tips and techniques with bottom-line thinking provide actionable pointers that merchants can apply to enhance their merchandising strategies. 
The evolution of The Changing Channels, from retail to catalogs, demonstrates that throughout time, successful merchandising starts with The Chameleon Shopper and culminates with the experience created by The Consummate Merchant - regardless of channel. 
The e-tailing group’s proprietary Merchandising and Mystery Shopping Research set the stage for The Art of Merchandising Online and The Challenge of Customer Service while a 3-channel and an Internet timeline chronicle key events and milestones. 
Industry pioneers share personal experiences in colorful interviews plus snapshots of today’s category killers and survivors who participated in the surge for customer acquisition and retention are showcased. 1-800-Flowers, Eddie Bauer, JCPenney, The Sharper Image, eBags, Lands’ End and RedEnvelope are among the merchants whose struggles and awesome accomplishments are featured. Learn from their legacies then look ahead to the future of Internet shopping.

It's Just Shopping

Business & Money

Processes & Infrastructure

Direct Marketing Association

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