Nontraditional Texts and the Struggling/Reluctant Reader

This article highlights the Wimpy Kid diary book series by Jeff Kenney and discusses how educators can increase their knowledge base and take advantage of integrating such highly visual and nontraditional texts within the reading and language arts curriculum to enhance students' vocabulary deve...

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Published inVoices From the Middle Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 70 - 75
Main Author Fingon, Joan C
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana National Council of Teachers of English 01.05.2012
Subjects
Adolescent Literature
Adolescents
Educational Practices
Educational Strategies
English language
English Language Learners
Grade 5
Grade 6
Instructional Innovation
Kinney, Jeff
Language Arts
Learning
Learning Strategies
Reading Comprehension
Reading Difficulties
Reading Improvement
Reading Instruction
Reading Interests
Reading Materials
Reading Processes
Teaching Methods
Teenagers
Vocabulary Development
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Summary:This article highlights the Wimpy Kid diary book series by Jeff Kenney and discusses how educators can increase their knowledge base and take advantage of integrating such highly visual and nontraditional texts within the reading and language arts curriculum to enhance students' vocabulary development and reading comprehension. The article stresses the importance of what classroom teachers can learn from listening to young adolescents, including struggling readers and English Language Learners, and what they have to say about their reading interests and utilizing such books as a visual support to engage them in the reading process.
ISSN:1074-4762
1943-3069
DOI:10.58680/vm201219357