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Collaborative Learning Communities in Middle School Literacy Education: Increasing Student Engagement with Authentic Literacy book cover

1st Edition

Collaborative Learning Communities in Middle School Literacy Education Increasing Student Engagement with Authentic Literacy

By Jolene Malavasic Copyright 2020
92 Pages
by Routledge

92 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

92 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Offering research on afterschool literacy programs designed around teacher-student collaborative inquiry groups, this book demonstrates how adolescent learning is uniquely successful when grounded in dialogic conversation. By providing a robust theoretical framework for this approach in the middle school, Malavasic showcases how developing a learning community which focuses on mutual respect and... Read more

1. Relationships and Classroom Communities,  2. Research, Theory, and Pedagogy,  3. Course Components,  4. Changing Worlds of the Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach,  5. Fostering Collaborative Learning Communities,  6. Expanding Connections,  7. Celebrating Our Literacy Learning,  References,  Index

Biography



Jolene T. Malavasic is a faculty member in the Department of Literacy Teaching and Learning at the University at Albany. She received her PhD in Reading from Syracuse University. Jolene previously worked as an Assistant Professor in the Literacy Department at SUNY Cortland and as a middle school reading specialist. Her current research explores how teacher-student relationships in collaborative teaching spaces shape and are shaped by adolescents’ literate identities and literacy practices in and outside of school.

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