Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals
Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals Publication Date: 2005, October Full text available online at:http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec.asp?CID=62&DID=62
Abstract (written by WestEd):
Recognizing that direct literacy instruction should not stop in third grade, but continue through secondary school to help students develop specific strategies for different content and different types of tests, the report recommends an adolescent literacy program featuring five essential elements and action steps for each:
Committed instructional leadership — the principal needs to be involved in all aspects of planning and sustaining the program, including attending all professional development sessions
Balanced formal and informal assessments that guide learning
Ongoing, job-embedded, research-based professional development
Highly effective teachers in every content area that model and provide explicit comprehension instruction
Strategic, accelerated intervention
This free downloadable report is available in full-length format (122 pages) or as an Executive Summary (8 pages).
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