Appleman, Deborah

Provides a theoretical rationale for starting out-of-school book clubs and practical strategies for nurturing them and using them to give teens positive reading experiences and gain insight about their reading and useful information for instruction.

Explains SREs, Scaffolded Reading Experiences, what they are able to accomplish, and how to create their own SREs for adolescents students; including twenty-two types of activities, lesson plans, and guidance for assessing the difficulty of text and student performance.