Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-311) and index.
Contents
Adolescent literacy today -- Methodology -- The Kenosha model : academic improvement through language experience -- STAR : structured teaching in the areas of reading and writing -- HILT : high intensity language training : an effective model of second-language literacy instruction -- After-school literacy programs for young adolescents -- Summer literacy programs for young adolescents -- Special findings -- What works and why -- Translating what works into programs and policies.
