Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Secondary School Libraries - Maximizing Your Impact (Paperback, New)

Time-strapped educators may wonder whether partnering with school librarians can realistically improve students' scores, but studies show that collaboration improves overall effectiveness in increasing students' reading comprehension. As part of the U.S.-wide drive to improve test scores and build a nation of readers, "Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Elementary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact," published by ALA Editions, offers proven teamwork tools to accomplish both goals. Judi Moreillon, a veteran teacher-librarian, updates "Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension" to draw on cutting-edge research in instructional strategies, offering a clear, rigorous roadmap to teaching reading comprehension in a proven collaborative process. Incorporating the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner, Moreillon presents: -Strategies for improving reading comprehension, complete with updated graphic organizers, sample lesson plans and technology-centered examples -Practical steps for streamlining the coteaching lesson-planning process, boiling it down to three levels of literacy development -Techniques for strengthening collaborative partnerships through flexible design and delivery -Guidance for incorporating library programs into research-driven teaching practices.