Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-331) and index
The measure of our success / Kylene Beers -- Flying blind / Chris Crutcher -- Multiliterate youth in the time of scientific reading instruction / Donna E. Alvermann -- The essence of understanding / Ellin Oliver Keene -- The need to write, the need to listen / Ruth Shagoury -- Tom Sawyer, teaching, and talking / Robert E. Probst -- Of times, teens, and books / Teri S. Lesesne -- Building the textual lineages of African American male adolescents / Alfred W. Tatum -- Mastering the art of effective vocabulary instruction / Janet Allen -- English language learners in the classroom / Cynthia Mata Aguilar, Danling Fu, and Carol Jago -- One teacher to one student with one powerful strategy / Harvey Daniels -- Reading with adolescents / Deborah Appleman -- Teaching English language arts in a "flat" world / Jim Burke -- Teaching writing from the inside / Tom Romano -- Teach writing your way / Donald M. Murray -- Writing : commonsense matters / Linda Rief -- The importance of choice / Penny Kittle -- Unleashing potential with emerging technologies / Sara B. Kajder -- Making it matter through the power of inquiry / Jeffrey D. Wilhelm and Michael W. Smith -- Building academic success with underachieving adolescents / Yvette Jackson and Eric J. Cooper -- Thinking through assessment / Devon Brenner, P. David Pearson, and Linda Rief -- Effective teachers, effective instruction / Richard L. Allington -- Who is the good teacher? / Leila Christenbury -- Five things you need to know about literacy coaching in middle and high schools / Kathryn Egawa -- The role of handover in teaching for democratic participation / Randy Bomer.