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KnowledgeBases > The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase > Element 4 > Activity 1 > Task 8: Support Special Needs Students

Guideline:

Integrating instructional strategies for special needs students plays an important part in improving the literacy of adolescent special needs students. Possessing an awareness of literacy instruction for special needs students enables fourth and fifth grade teachers to enhance instructional strategies for these students.

Tools BookShare.org _EXTERNAL_LINK

According to its website, "Bookshare's goal is to make the world of print accessible to people with disabilities."  Bookshare membership is currently free to U.S. schools and individual students with qualifying individualized education programs (IEPs) through an award by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

References Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents _EXTERNAL_LINK

This Center on Instruction guidance document is aimed at state-level policy makers as they work to improve adolescent literacy.

References Adolescent Literacy and Older Students with Learning Disablities _EXTERNAL_LINK

This report from the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities explores adolescent literacy issues for older students with disabilities.

References Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers _EXTERNAL_LINK

This Center on Instruction website provides resources designed to guide the delivery of instruction for adolescent struggling readers. It is also intended to enhance technical assistance providers' knowledge and their work with state departments of education and districts.

References Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to a What Works Clearinghouse practices guide addressing adolescent literacy. The guide evaluates the strength of the research on actions teachers and literacy specialists can take to improve adolescent literacy. 

References Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis With Implications for Practice _EXTERNAL_LINK

This Center on Instruction document provides educators research-based guidance for intervening with struggling adolescent readers.

References Language and Reading Interventions for English Language Learners and English Language Learners with Disabilities _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to a Center on Instruction document addressing language and reading interventions for English language learners (ELLs) and ELL students with disabilities.

References Learning Disabilities _EXTERNAL_LINK

This AdLit.org website provides a list of resources targeted towards students with learning disabilities.

References Synopsis of Improving Comprehension of Expository Text in Students with Learning Disabilities: A Research Synthesis _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to a Center on Instruction research synthesis of 29 studies addressing instructional approaches for enhancing reading comprehension in upper elementary, middle, and high school students with learning disabilities.

References Synopsis of Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to a Center on Instruction synopsis of Writing Next strategies.

References The Secondary Literacy and Intervention Guide _EXTERNAL_LINK

As noted by the Center on Instruction, "this 2007 guide developed by the Stupski Foundation provides an overview of the University of Kansas' Content Literacy Continuum (CLC), a replicable district-level model of instruction to meet the differentiated needs of struggling adolescents."

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