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Engaging Adolescents in Literacy Learning
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Abadiano, Helen R. Turner, Jesse |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | the fact that adolescent literacy is critical because "To participate fully in society and the workplace in 2020, citizens will need powerful literacy abilities that until now have been achieved by only a small percentage of the population.... Being literate in contemporary society means being active, critical, and creative users not only of print and spoken language but also of the visual language" (p. 5). To achieve this goal requires continued focus on adolescent literacy especially because our definition of a literate citizen is broader and more demanding today than it was generations ago. Consequently, greater demands in literacy learning are also being placed on adolescent learners. So, how do we engage adolescents in literacy learning in ways that will prepare them to become literate citizens in a global economy? In this article we discuss two research studies: "The construction of meaning and identity in the composition of reading of an architectural text" by Smagorinsky, Cook, and Reed (2005) and "Stirring up justice: Adolescents reading, writing, and changing the world" by Singer and Shagoury (2006). These articles provide us with opportunities to reflect on the complexity of adolescent literacy, understand the development of adolescent readers and writers, and discover new and better ways to engage adolescents in literacy learning. |
| Starting Page | 60 |
| Ending Page | 60 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://webcapp.ccsu.edu/u/faculty/TurnerJ/Engaging%20adolescents%20in%20literacy%20learning.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
