<P><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"Quite simply, I would love to have had </SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Adolescent Literacy<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I>and<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I>Differentiated Instruction <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">as a secondary language arts teacher.... The book makes me itch to go back to my secondary classroom to see how I could use contemporary technologies as vehicles for differentiation." <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=right><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-Carol Ann Tomlinson<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As a secondary teacher, <I>Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction</I> shows you how to effectively respond to the growing crisis in adolescent literacy. It's the first book that shows how to base lessons on students' strengths and target back-up instruction to their needs so they can improve in literacy, master content, and meet the demands of higher-level learning.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction, </I><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Barbara King-Shaver </B>and<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Alyce Hunter</B> summon the latest research and share effective, essential differentiation practices. With more than 30 replicable models and practical ideas for managing differentiated classrooms, King-Shaver and Hunter help you:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">assess students' individual needs, interests, and learning styles<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">turn assessment into doable plans for targeted instruction<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">implement dynamic differentiation strategies such as stations, flexible grouping, choice, and anchor activities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Drawing on NCTE's guidelines for promoting adolescent literacy, King-Shaver and Hunter offer suggestions for teaching not only reading, writing, listening, and spe