The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase : The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase
The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase provides ways to integrate literacy and content area instruction across grades 4 through 12. The KnowledgeBase supports content teachers with resources to make their teaching more effective.
- Element 1: Nature of Adolescence
- Activity 1: The Nature of the Adolescent Learner
- Task 1: Understand How the Teenage Brain Functions
- Task 2: Understand Adolescent Motivational Structure
- Activity 2: Be Aware of the Culture of Adolescence
- Element 2: Adolescent Literacy Concepts
- Activity 1: The State of Adolescent Literacy Instruction
- Task 1: Explore Literacy in Grades 4-5
- Task 2: Explore Literacy in Middle and High School
- Task 3: Explore Integration of Literacy and Content Area Instruction
- Activity 2: Roles for District and School Staff Members
- Element 3: School and Community Context
- Activity 1: Literacy Instruction Context
- Activity 2: School and Community Literacy Profile
- Task 1: Prepare for Data Collection
- Task 2: Examine Student Performance Data
- Task 3: Gather Information about Student Populations and Local Community
- Activity 3: Parents and Community Involvement
- Task 1: Communicate with and Involve Parents
- Task 2: Work with Local Cultural Groups and Community Organizations
- Activity 4: Policy Makers Interaction
- Element 4: Literacy and Content Area Instruction Integration
- Activity 1: Literacy and Content Area Instruction Integration for Grades 4-5
- Task 1: Incorporate Assessments and Curriculum Mapping to Guide Instruction
- Task 2: Apply to Literature
- Task 3: Instill Through Writing
- Task 4: Integrate with Mathematics
- Task 5: Integrate with Science
- Task 6: Integrate with Social Sciences
- Task 7: Integrate Culturally Responsive Teaching Methodologies
- Task 8: Support Special Needs Students
- Activity 2: Literacy and Content Area Instruction Integration for Grades 6-12
- Task 1: Incorporate Assessments and Curriculum Mapping to Guide Instruction
- Task 2: Apply to Literature
- Task 3: Instill Through Writing
- Task 4: Integrate with Mathematics
- Task 5: Integrate with Science
- Task 6: Integrate with Social Sciences
- Task 7: Integrate Culturally Responsive Teaching Methodologies
- Task 8: Support Special Needs Students
- Activity 3: Impact of Transitions
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