Adolescents and Literacy: Reading in the 21st Century

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Adolescents and Literacy Reading in the 21st
Century

• Michael L. KamilStanford University

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What is Adolescent Literacy?

• Definitions of middle and high school
• Review includes 4 - 12

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Questions

• What do we know about reading in middle and high
  school?
• How can we use what we know?
• What do we need to know?

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Other Reviews of Research

• National Reading Panel
• RAND Reading Study Group
• Handbook of Reading Research, II, III
• Alvermann Moore
• Alexander Jetton

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Unpublished Reviews

• Dole, J. Jetton, T. (Eds.). (In Press).
  Adolescent Literacy Research and Practice.
• Curtis Underwood Pearson Kim Kamil
• McCardle, P. Chahabra, V. (In Press). Voice
  of Evidence.

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Semi-published Reviews

• Snow Biancarosa. (2003). Carnegie Coporation

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Major Findings

• Vocabulary
• Comprehension strategies
• Motivation

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Major Findings (contd)

• Computer technology works
• Problems of ELLs are different
• Content reading is developmental

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How Can We Use This Knowledge?

• Infrastructure for delivery
• Sterl Artley (1944)

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Some Cautions

• Middle school / high school divide
• Motivation is critical
• Cognitive skills are essential

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Some Additional Cautions

• Reading is developmental
• Skills are discipline dependent

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What Do We Need To Know?

• We know a great deal, but . . .
• Research is still needed
• Implementations must be evaluated

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