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Adolescent Literacy Guide. A Professional Learning Resource for Literacy, Grades 7-12. Approach of this Guide. The Adolescent Literacy Guide: provides information on critical areas related to adolescent literacy,
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Adolescent Literacy Guide A Professional Learning Resource for Literacy, Grades 7-12
Approach of this Guide • The Adolescent Literacy Guide: • provides information on critical areas related to adolescent literacy, • outlines a framework which may be used for long-term planning to support literacy learning in grades 7-12, and • provides a basis to develop those supports in the context of facilitated professional learning.
Adolescent Development Areas of Adolescent Development to remember: • Physical • Cognitive • Emotional • Social • Impact of Learning Environment
Components • There are five components in the ALG • Critical Literacy • Questioning • Strategy • Metacognition • Voice and Identity
ICQ – Focus on Components Divide the components equally amongst your group members. Take 15 minutes to read the details of the component carefully and answer the following three questions: • What do I find interesting about this component? • What connections have I made to past practices? • What questions do I have about the use of this component?
For Use with PAR Groups • What do I find interesting about this component in my discipline? • What connections have I made to past practices in my discipline? • What questions do I have about the use of this component in my discipline?
How to Use this Guide Turn to page 46 in the Adolescent Literacy Guide for use with: • Collaborative Inquiries • School Improvement Planning • Instructional Coaching with Teachers
Discussion • How can this guide be used at your school to compliment the literacy initiatives already in place at your school? • What ways can this guide help support your SIP? • What are some of the challenges in using this guide to support learning at your school?
Thank You! Any feedback, questions or additional requests can be submitted using the feedback function in the SEN site.