Adolescent Literacy In Perspective
  
 
September 2008
Back to School for Teachers: Opportunities for Professional Learning
 

"Content-literacy professional development differs from many other types of teacher professional development because it involves teaching and learning within and across content areas. Content-literacy professional development focuses on the literacy and learning skills that form the foundation for academic success: supporting students to become strategic readers, proficient writers, effective speakers and presenters, skillful investigators, and critical and creative thinkers across content areas.”
   ―Julie Meltzer and Melvina Phillips


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Browse lessons, instructional activities, and web-based literacy materials that are aligned to Ohio's Academic Content Standards Explore current research findings in key areas of adolescent literacy instruction. Locate articles, aligned resources, and released items for state and national assessments.

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Presenter handouts and resources from the Leading for Literacy forums (co-sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education’s Office of Literacy and the Ohio Resource Center) are available online. Middle school and high school administrators can use these materials to explore and promote successful practices in educational leadership to create literacy-rich environments in their schools.

These professional development modules use selected articles from archived issues of Adolescent Literacy In Perspective to promote meaningful discussion around key literacy topics. The modules are designed to be used in two-hour sessions, which include time for teachers to read and discuss the articles.

Experienced educators provide straight-to-the-point, practical answers to frequently asked questions about teaching.

These real-world video clips feature Ohio teachers using different literacy-enhancing techniques to foster student learning and engagement in their classrooms.

Maximizing instruction in the ways students learn best will optimize their learning and enhance overall achievement. This section explains differentiated instruction as a best practice in maximizing instruction, provides examples of differentiated lessons, and suggests resources for further professional development.

Experienced educators highlight key reading strategies used by proficient readers and offer suggestions for teaching these strategies throughout the reading process and across the curriculum.

Sample units of instruction promote literacy and meet academic standards in English language arts (and other content areas, as applicable), using timely and relevant lesson topics to enhance student engagement and achievement.
AdLIT

Project AdLIT is supported by a grant from the Ohio Department of Education, Office of Literacy.

Other AdLIT resources from the Ohio Department of Education can be found at http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/
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