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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.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Nicholas D. Young and Christine N. Michael
Chapter 1
Setting the Context for Understanding the Challenges to Middle School Literacy
Nicholas D. Young and Christine N. Michael
Chapter 2
Seeing the Self in Text: Developmental Implications of Reading for Middle School Students
Christine N. Michael
Chapter 3
Cracking the Middle School Code: Characteristics of Effective Reading Programs
Sandra Donah
Chapter 4
Reading and the Brain:Using Neuroscience to Improve the Reading Process
Toni Spinelli-Nannen and Roberta Green
Chapter 5
The Fundamentals of Reading Disorders: Gaining Insight Into Causes and Effects
Frank E. Vargo, Nicholas D. Young, and Richard D. Judah
Chapter 6
Remedial Strategies Every Parent Should Know: Helping Struggling Middle School Readers
Julie DeRoach
Chapter 7
Finding the Hook: Reeling in Reluctant Readers in the Middle Grades
Timothy C. Allen and Christine N. Michael
Chapter 8
Popular Middle School Literacy and Intervention Programs: Research-Based and Teacher-Generated Approaches
Nicholas D. Young and Elizabeth Jean
Chapter 9
Applying the Response to Intervention Framework to Reading Challenges: A Multifaceted Approach
Jennifer S. Alexander and Nicholas D. Young
About the author
Nicholas D. Young, PhD, EdD has worked in diverse professional roles for more than 30 years, serving as a teacher, principal, counselor, special education director, graduate professor, graduate dean, superintendent of schools, and longtime psychologist with clinical and educational specialties. Dr. Young holds several graduate degrees including a PhD in educational administration and an EdD in psychology. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year and completed a distinguished Fulbright Program. Dr. Young has also published extensively in the fields of counseling, psychology, and education.
Summary
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.
