When Adolescents Can't Read: Methods and Materials That Work (From Reading Research to Practice, V. 1)

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Summary: not detailed, but still a gem nevertheless
Review: Based on Jeanne Chall's stages of reading development, this program is designed to help adolescents overcome their reading deficits. Diagnostic Assessments of Reading is used for assessment. The entire program is broken down into four courses which target the student's word identification, vocabulary, comprehension, and study skills.

One is convinced of the program's efficacy. However, when everything about the program is outlined in 54 pages, one becomes aware that it is practically a show-and-tell without the show. In other words, the book tells you what is being done without showing you how it is being done. Not a program that is easily replicable, to say the least, but still worth emulating, if one has the knowledge and resources--and time.

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Summary: When Adolescents Can't Read
Review: Very informative for parents and educators looking for research based curriculum for older children.