Research on Teaching and Learning with the Literacies of Young Adolescents

A volume in The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education seriesSeries Editor: Steven B. Mertens Illinois State University and Micki M. Caskey Portland State UniversityFounding Editor Vincent A. Anfara The University of Tennessee(Sponsored by the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group)Research on middle level education indicates that student learning at the middle level has a deepand abiding influence on post-secondary opportunities and career paths. As research continues tohighlight the urgency of engaging middle level students in academic learning it is increasinglyclear that these students' multiple literacies must become a part of teaching and learning. Understandinghow to infuse the literacies of middle level students across classroom activities is a criticalpart of improving student achievement.This volume in The Handbook series shares literacy research from multiple contexts and deepens our understanding of the literaciesthat middle level students use in and out of school. This volume includes research that identifies how to best teach and learn with ourincreasingly diverse students. The perspectives that emerge from this volume help us examine the current state of new and evolving literaciesand construct a cutting edge research agenda for middle level literacy education. Research reports focus on digital literaciesincluding social networking media and games English language learners high stakes literacy tests and middle level learners specificallyboys and literacy teaching and learning in middle level teacher education programs. A wide range of research methods and modesare used in these reports including case studies teacher research narrative inquiry survey research and action research.