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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Nicholas D. Young has worked in diverse educational roles for more than 30 years, serving as a principal, special education director, graduate professor, graduate program director, graduate dean, and longtime superintendent of schools. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year; and he completed a distinguished Fulbright program focused on the Japanese educational system through the collegiate level. Dr. Young is the recipient of numerous other honors and recognitions including the General Douglas MacArthur Award for distinguished civilian and military leadership and the Vice Admiral John T. Hayward Award for exemplary scholarship. He holds several graduate degrees including a PhD in educational administration and an EdD in educational psychology. Klappentext Beyond the Bedtime Story: Promoting Reading Development during the Middle School Years was written for practitioners and educators, classroom teachers and school administrators, as well as parents and policymakers who are deeply invested in the reading development and academic success of middle school students. Zusammenfassung Beyond the Bedtime Story: Promoting Reading Development during the Middle School Years was written for practitioners and educators! classroom teachers and school administrators! as well as parents and policymakers who are deeply invested in the reading development and academic success of middle school students. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionNicholas D. Young and Christine N. MichaelChapter 1Setting the Context for Understanding the Challenges to Middle School LiteracyNicholas D. Young and Christine N. MichaelChapter 2Seeing the Self in Text: Developmental Implications of Reading for Middle School StudentsChristine N. MichaelChapter 3Cracking the Middle School Code: Characteristics of Effective Reading ProgramsSandra DonahChapter 4Reading and the Brain:Using Neuroscience to Improve the Reading ProcessToni Spinelli-Nannen and Roberta GreenChapter 5The Fundamentals of Reading Disorders: Gaining Insight Into Causes and EffectsFrank E. Vargo, Nicholas D. Young, and Richard D. JudahChapter 6Remedial Strategies Every Parent Should Know: Helping Struggling Middle School ReadersJulie DeRoachChapter 7Finding the Hook: Reeling in Reluctant Readers in the Middle GradesTimothy C. Allen and Christine N. MichaelChapter 8Popular Middle School Literacy and Intervention Programs: Research-Based and Teacher-Generated ApproachesNicholas D. Young and Elizabeth JeanChapter 9Applying the Response to Intervention Framework to Reading Challenges: A Multifaceted ApproachJennifer S. Alexander and Nicholas D. Young...
