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Learning Clubs: Motivating Middle School Readers and Writers
| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Six 45-minute sessions |
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Lawrenceville, New Jersey Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
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Engaging the Disengaged: Using Learning Clubs to Motivate Struggling Adolescent Readers and Writers
This article describes the use of learning clubs to motivate struggling students to engage in literacy events and foster literacy development.

