Improving Reading Comprehension of Middle and High School Students (Literacy Studies) (Repost)

Improving Reading Comprehension of Middle and High School Students (Literacy Studies) By Kristi L. Santi, Deborah K. Reed


2015 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 331914734X | PDF | 3 MB

This volume focuses on our understanding of the reading comprehension of adolescents in a high stakes academic environment. Leading researchers share their most current research on each issue, covering theory and empirical research from a range of specializations, including various content areas, English language learners, students with disabilities, and reading assessment. Topics discussed include: cognitive models of reading comprehension and how they relate to typical or atypical development of reading comprehension, reading in history classes, comprehension of densely worded and symbolic mathematical texts, understanding causality in science texts, the more rigorous comprehension standards in English language arts classes, balancing the practical and measurement constraints of the assessment of reading comprehension, understanding the needs and challenges of English language learners and students in special education with respect to the various content areas discussed in this book. This book is of interest to researchers in literacy and educational psychology as well as curriculum developers.

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Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings, 4 edition

Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings, 4 edition by Stephen B. Kucer


English | 2014 | ISBN: 0415826454, 0415826462 | 384 pages | PDF | 3,3 MB

This popular text, now in its fourth edition, “unpacks” the various dimensions of literacy―linguistic and other sign systems; cognitive; sociocultural; and developmental―and at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them. Distinguished by its examination of literacy from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective, it provides a strong conceptual foundation upon which literacy curriculum and instruction in school settings can be grounded.




Linking theory and research to practice in an understandable, user-friendly manner, the text provides in-depth coverage of the dimensions of literacy, includes demonstrations and “hands-on” activities, examines authentic reading and writing events that reflect key concepts, and summarizes the concepts in tables and figures.




Changes in the Fourth Edition


• Addresses academic language, new literacies/multiliteracies, and their relationship to literacy learning


• More fully develops the developmental dimension of literacy in separate chapters on adult mediation and learner construction


• Expands the discussion of multimodal literacies


• Extends and integrates the discussion of bilingualism and biliteracy throughout the text


• Integrates instructional implications more fully throughout

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Burning the Page: The eBook Revolution and the Future of Reading [Repost]

Burning the Page: The eBook Revolution and the Future of Reading by Jason Merkoski


English | 2013 | ISBN: 1402288832 | 256 pages | PDF | 11 MB

A groundbreaking vision on the future of reading, from an early innovator on Amazon"s Kindle team.




•Is digital the death knell for print?


•Or will it reinvigorate the written word?


•What will happen to bookstores, book browsing, libraries, even autographs?


•Will they die out—or evolve into something new?




In Burning the Page, digital pioneer Jason Merkoski charts the eBook revolution"s striking impact on the ways in which we create, discover, and share ideas. From the sleek halls of Silicon Valley to the jungles of Southeast Asia, Merkoski explores how eBooks came to be and predicts innovative and interactive ways digital content will shape our lives. Throughout, you are invited to continue the conversation online and help shape this exciting new world of "Reading 2.0."


For those who love books, collect books, own an e-reader, vow never to own one, or simply want to know where books are headed, this is a crucial guide to both the future of reading and to our digital culture as a whole.

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Better Reading French, 2nd Edition (repost)

Better Reading French, 2nd Edition (Better Reading Series) by Annie Heminway


English, French | 2011 | ISBN: 0071770291 | 272 pages | EPUB + MOBI | 2 + 3 MB

Sharpen your French language skills through readings about its speakers" daily lives and culture




Better Reading French offers you entertaining, "real world" texts to help you understand and learn more French vocabulary and phrases. Each chapter features articles that cover a specific topic, such as cuisine, music, sports, film and theater, art, the family, today"s lifestyle, or politics and history. Along the way, you will find instruction and exercises to help develop improved reading speed, comprehension, and vocabulary. The articles become gradually more difficult as you proceed through the book to keep you challenged and engaged.




Better Reading French is an easy, engaging way to boost your language skills and learn more about the language and its speakers as you go.

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