Topic: Adolescent Literacy
Resources
High-Impact Tutoring
This National Student Support Accelerator website contains a database of high-impact tutoring programs. It also provides a tutoring framework, evidence-based research information, a toolkit, and a cost calculator to support states, districts, and schools in planning for high-impact tutoring...
Question Generation
Student question generation is a powerful strategy that improves reading comprehension, scaffolds student writing, and builds lifelong learners. Teachers can wield this evidence-based instructional tool to build important student capacities: producing relevant questions, thinking skills, extended reading inquiry, and...
The 2018 NAEP Oral Reading Fluency Study
The document presents the results of the 2018 NAEP Oral Reading Fluency Study along with key findings....
Bringing Literacy Strategies into Content Instruction: Professional Learning for Secondary-Level Teachers
This document focuses on the use of text in the content areas to support reading proficiency and the ability of students to meet the demands of increasingly complex text. It includes research recommendations and detailed information about the development...
Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: A Guidance Document from the Center on Instruction
This document serves as a resource for technical assistance providers working with states to improve student outcomes in adolescent literacy. The major components of the guide include research-based instructional recommendations, insights from experts, and examples of state-level activities focused...
Partner Reading: An Evidence-Based Practice Teacher’s Guide
This resource provides detailed information for the integration of partner reading into the middle school classroom. It cites research about the effectiveness of partner reading strategies, guidance for text selection, an overview of the instructional routine, as well as...
Self-Advocacy Toolkit
This multi-media toolkit from the National Center on Improving Literacy aims to help students advocate for themselves and their literacy needs. The toolkit contains videos, infographics, and other evidence-based resources....
Advocating for the Literacy Needs of Children Toolkit
This multi-media toolkit from the National Center on Improving Literacy guides families in advocating for their children’s literacy needs through the use of evidence-based literacy practices. The toolkit contains videos, research briefs, infographics, and more....
Five Questions Parents and Educators Can Ask to Start Conversations About Using Terms Like Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia
Parents and educators may have different opinions about specific terms like dyslexia or more general terms like learning disabilities. Understanding these terms and agreeing on which to use can help prevent confusion and conflict. It can also lead to...
What Dyslexia Looks Like in Middle School and What You Can Do to Help Your Child
This resource provides an overview of dyslexia and its impact on reading comprehension for middle school students. It also includes a student scenario and parent tips to support struggling adolescent readers....
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