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Adolescent Literacy

Adolescent Literacy is a theoretical construct within the field of literacy instruction that specifically addresses the developmental, cognitive, and sociocultural dimensions of reading and writing acquisition in individuals from early adolescence through young adulthood, distinguishing it from childhood literacy by its focus on the unique linguistic and identity-based needs of adolescent learners.

987

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57.2K

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1.7K

Authors

599

Institutions

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2017–2026

183

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Publications

987

Developing a Sociocritical Literacy in the Third Space

Kris D. Gutiérrez · Reading Research Quarterly · 2008 · 1.6K citations

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Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents: Rethinking Content- Area Literacy

Timothy Shanahan, Cynthia Shanahan · Harvard Educational Review · 2008 · 1.5K citations

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Working toward third space in content area literacy: An examination of everyday funds of knowledge and Discourse

Elizabeth Birr Moje, Kathryn Ciechanowski, Katherine J. Kramer et al. · Reading Research Quarterly · 2004 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

J. Elkins, A. Luke · Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland) · 2001 · 1.2K citations

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Foregrounding the Disciplines in Secondary Literacy Teaching and Learning: A Call for Change

Elizabeth Birr Moje · Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy · 2008 · 767 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.7K

  1. EB
    Elizabeth Birr Moje

    University of Michigan, United States

    17 publications · 3.8K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. MK
    Margaret K. Merga

    Edith Cowan University, Australia

    10 publications · 229 citations

    10

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  3. DE
    Donna E. Alvermann

    University of Georgia, United States

    10 publications · 995 citations

    10

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  4. CE
    Catherine E. Snow

    Harvard University, United States

    9 publications · 359 citations

    9

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  5. CC
    Christina Clark

    McMaster University, Canada

    8 publications · 266 citations

    8

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Institutions

599

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    13.7K citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    851 citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    868 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    593 citations

  7. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    422 citations

  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    461 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

    JAAL · 136 publications · 7.8K citations

    46

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  2. Reading Research Quarterly

    RRQ · 31 publications · 5.9K citations

    25

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 29 publications · 3.2K citations

    22

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  4. Journal of Literacy Research

    JLR · 23 publications · 1.8K citations

    19

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  5. Reading & Writing Quarterly

    RWQ · 21 publications · 572 citations

    17

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