TY - BOOK AU - Hall,Leigh A. AU - Burns,Leslie D. AU - Edwards,Elizabeth Carr TI - Empowering struggling readers: practices for the middle grades T2 - Solving problems in the teaching of literacy SN - 9781609180232 (pbk.) PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Guilford Press KW - Content area reading KW - United States KW - Language arts (Middle school) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-229) and index N2 - This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers--even those who appear to have given up--and fostering their success. The emphasis is on constructing respectful, encouraging learning environments that incorporate students' diverse literacies, cultural interests, and prior knowledge and skills into instruction. --from publisher description ER -