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ERIC Number: EJ558072
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Developing Academic Confidence to Build Literacy: What Teachers Can Do.
Colvin, Carolyn; Schlosser, Linda Kramer
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v41 n4 p272-81 Dec-Jan 1997-1998
Examines how middle school students' literacy behaviors in the classroom relate to their academic achievement, how these behaviors reinforce their developing sense of self, and how teachers can support academic competence in their students. Discusses teachers' influence on efficacious behavior, how students and teachers work together, and students' beliefs about themselves. Offers profiles of students and suggestions for teachers. (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Literacy, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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