{"product_id":"cultivating-adolescent-literacy-standards-strategies-and-performance-tasks-for-improving-reading-and-writing-paperback","title":"Cultivating Adolescent Literacy: Standards, Strategies, and Performance Tasks for Improving Reading and Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers middle and high school teachers useful suggestions and strategies for cultivating literacy in their classrooms, focusing primarily on the key skills of reading and writing. It discusses the nature of standards-based education and emphasizes the power and importance of good literature in the ELA curriculum. Included are detailed approaches to reading and writing with simple strategies for teaching close reading of complex text, as well as textual evidence and elaboration. A variety of sample performance tasks are included for commonly taught works of American and world literature as well as a variety of strategies to strengthen students reading and writing skills needed for success in college and the workplace. This book is a practical handbook for teachers, who can easily find appropriate strategies to use in their classrooms and begin implementing them right away. It is a useful collection of tips with suggestions and instructions for implementing effective and engaging literacy strategies and performance tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Berry teaches English at South Salem High School, where he has also served as teacher leader, instructional coach, and department coordinator, and is an adjunct English instructor at Chemeketa Community College. He received his BA in English, BS in Education, and MS is education from Eastern Oregon University and his doctorate in educational leadership, curriculum, and instruction from Portland State University in 2009. He is the author of Literacy for Learning: A Handbook of Content Area Strategies for Middle and High School Teachers, published by Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45664368295980,"sku":"9781475838114","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/mZkRzND6Mg9781475838114.webp?v=1781602967","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/cultivating-adolescent-literacy-standards-strategies-and-performance-tasks-for-improving-reading-and-writing-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}