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Sign up for our monthly email alertsReaching Reluctant Young Adult Readers
A Handbook for Librarians and Teachers
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SUBJECTS
Children's & Young Adult Services » Children's & Young Adult Services (General)
Library & Information Science » Children's & Young Adult Services
Children's & Young Adult Services » Collection Development
Children's & Young Adult Services » Teacher Resources
Children's & Young Adult Services » Curriculum & Instruction
Literature » Children's & Young Adult Literature
REVIEWS
"Bottom Line: Useful for TLs and anyone writing about aliteracy."
— TEACHER LIBRARIAN
DESCRIPTION
"I hate to read!" is a statement that librarians and teachers frequently hear from young adults. In Reaching Reluctant Young Adult Readers, the author addresses the issue of aliteracy--the condition when one has the ability to read but chooses not to--in young people of ages 10 - 15. These students do not read for pleasure and they read only when forced to do so through class reading assignments, a pervasive problem that affects grades and that can affect future success. Fortunately, librarians and teachers can cultivate a love of reading in even the most reluctant reader through the strategies, tools, and resources offered in this book. Books whose characters and themes are appropriate on an intellectual and maturity level for this age group are profiled. Making culturally relevant books available to Asian, Black, and Latino students to foster their reading enjoyment is also addressed.
A complete handbook for librarians and teachers to confront and overcome aliteracy in young adults.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Edward T. Sullivan is a Library Media Specialist as well as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tennessee, teaching graduate level courses in public library youth services. An active member of the American Library Association, he serves on committees in the children's, young adult, and public library divisions. He is author of The Holocaust in Literature for Youth.
