International Center for Leadership in Education - Literacy Improvement in Grades 7-12

Literacy Improvement in Grades 7-12 — Teacher Handbook

A companion to the Designing Literacy Initiatives for Whole School Improvement in Grades 7-12 resource kit, this handbook defines exactly what teachers can do to design successful literacy activities in their own classrooms. It outlines the critical factors for improving literacy skills and:

describes the planning process, use of data, and application skills necessary for classroom literacy instruction
provides classroom and schoolwide strategies and best practices that work, based on lessons learned from schools that wrote literacy plans
guides teachers in building their own set of literacy activities to create a culture of improvement that increases both student engagement and achievement

Contents

Chapter 1: School Improvement Through Literacy
Chapter 2: Learning from Brockton’s Experience
Chapter 3: Planning for Growth and Change
Chapter 4: With Literacy, Success Breeds Success
Chapter 5: Tools for Literacy Improvement
Chapter 6: Applying Literacy for Classroom Teachers
Chapter 7: Literacy Strategies
Chapter 8: Using Young Adult Literature to Enhance Literacy
Chapter 9: Learning from Other School Initiatives

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