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I Couldn’t Put It Down:
Captivating the hearts and minds of adolescent readers

This issue of the Tutor provides tutors and mentors with strategies and models for successfully engaging adolescents in literacy.

• Introduction
• What Students Say…
• What Can Tutors and Mentors Do?
• Engaging Adolescents: Wild and Shy Times
• Job One in Adolescent Literacy: Coaching for Reading Comprehension
• How Can Tutors Help? Planning Scaffolded Reading Experiences
• Kevin Tutors Pilar: An Illustration
• Not Just for English Class: Literacy Support Across the Curriculum
• Building Vocabulary Across the Content Areas
• Beyond the Dictionary: Strategies for Finding Word Meanings
• Word Cards: Collecting and Reusing Vocabulary Throughout Your Year
• Word Trees: Mapping Relationships From Root Words
• Word Sorts: Recognizing Relationships Among Key Concepts
• Concept Definition Map: Help With Common Academic Words
• Mentoring Youth in the Benefits, Skills, and Joy of Literacy
• Resources for Tutors
• Book Selection Aids
• References

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