Spotlight on Middle and High School Literacy

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On Middle and High School Literacy

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The Education Week Spotlight on Middle and High School Literacy is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors including:

  • Reading aloud to teens
  • Promising practices in adolescent literacy
  • Using young adult literature in the classroom
  • Reading coaches in middle schools
  • Literacy in the new-media age
  • Measuring the impact of the Striving Readers program

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Reading Aloud to Teens Gains Favor Among Teachers
A practice usually associated with younger students is seen as having benefits for adolescents.
January 4, 2010 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Literacy Woes Put in Focus
After a five-year study, a panel of experts weighs in on how to improve reading and writing for adolescents.
September 22, 2009 - Education Week

'Striving Readers' Tough to Measure
Striving Readers, which the Obama administration wants to expand, has not shown impressive student-achievement results so far.
October 9, 2009 - Education Week

In Perspective
An Ala. High School Makes Literacy a Schoolwide Job
As concern over teenagers' reading and writing skills mounts, an Alabama high school shows how to teach literacy in every subject.
October 30, 2009 - Education Week

Middle School Reading Coaches Found to Build Teachers' Skills
The deployment of specialists in Florida helped build teacher capacity and improve students’ motivation to read, but did not always lift test scores, a study shows.
September 11, 2008 - Education Week

Commentary
The Case for Literature
Common standards should not take the joy and power of book reading away from students, Nancie Atwell writes.
February 8, 2010 - Education Week

Commentary
Literacy Accountability in a New-Media Age
It's time we quit judging students' ability to interpret and gather information based solely on their mastery of print media, writes Paul Barnwell.
September 22, 2009 - Education Week

Confessions of a Twilight Addict
Jennifer Morrison says that, despite its reputation, there's a lot for language arts teachers to like in the Twilight series.
December 2, 2009 - Teacher (Web)

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