Designed specifically for high-school teachers and administrators, the Second Edition of this book presents, in a succinct and practical way, the issues and trends related to improved literacy learning in our nation's high schools with a strong emphasis on classroom applications. The Second Edition of Reading and the High School Student delivers a concise and balanced introduction to literacy topics surrounding high school students. Designed for either a college course or for practicing teachers, the second edition combines a solid foundation of theory with numerous research-based, classroom-tested learning strategies to improve reading in the content areas. In a reader and teacher friendly style, Irvin, Buehl and Klemp explore numerous timely topics in a non-threatening and non-technical manner and provide a special emphasis on the needs of the struggling reader and the English language learner. Coverage of how to develop a literacy program and plan for a high school or district sets the stage for a discussion of several exemplary models, providing students with a solid foundation that parallels how the field is evolving. This book is the perfect complement to Reading and the Middle School, 3/e, also by Irvin and to Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades: Understanding and Supporting Literacy Development, 1/e by Irvin and Rycik.