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From the ORC Collection More Resources on Understanding Adolescent Literacy Learners
Here are some resources from the ORC collection related to this month's theme, Understanding
Adolescent Literacy Learners:
On the Same Page [excerpt]: Chapter 1, "On the Same Page: Shared Reading Beyond the Primary Grades" Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: In this excerpt from her book, Janet Allen examines her own classroom experience teaching shared reading in order to convey the importance of incorporating such strategies for helping students to become fluent, independent readers. Her personal vignettes and student examples make this professional development text both a compelling and informative read....
Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 [excerpt]: Chapter 1, "Diaphragming Sentences: A Case for Word Control" Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–11 Professional Commentary: In this excerpt, Janet Allen addresses teaching vocabulary by examining core issues with which teachers struggle, then provides answers for classroom instruction grounded in a plethora of research. She shares strategies that are consistent with research on how we learn new words, connect them to our existing knowledge, and retrieve them when we want to use them in reading, writing, and speaking, and calls for drastic changes in our teaching methods....
Adolescents and Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 7–Postsecondary Professional Commentary: This professional resource by the Alliance for Excellent Education is the 2002, full-text pdf report on adolescents and literacy and reading for the 21st century. Based on research that demonstrates we do know enough about adolescent literacy to make positive changes today, this professional article makes clear that policymakers should use such research as a foundation for change in secondary schools.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First
Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: Commissioned by the National Research Conference, this paper outlines the importance of effective literacy instruction for middle and high students. This paper examines the needs of older readers in relation to research and what is known about effective instruction.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Standards First
Teaching Middle and High School Students to Read and Write Well: Six Features of Effective Instruction Resource Type: Professional Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: This resource provides an online booklet of guidelines for effective middle and high school literacy instruction. Drawn from a five year research study led by Dr.... Career Fields: General Career Skills Projects: Writing 6-12, Standards First
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