03+Literacy+Support+Across+the+Content+Areas

=Literacy Support Across the Content Areas =

The Content Area Literacy Guide provides concrete suggestions for supporting all students as they progress from the //learning to read// focus of elementary school to the //reading to learn// focus of high school core content classes. Examples of instructional strategies and best practices that support adolescent learners to improve content literacy and learning outcomes within the science, social studies, mathematics, and English classes are provided to encourage thinking and discussion by secondary educators as they learn more about literacy best practices. Suggestions are provided about how to integrate what is known about adolescent literacy and literacy best practices into content instruction. The Guide also includes a framework for effective lesson planning and a template to assist with planning content area lessons that incorporate before, during, and after reading. Teachers may adapt the template to address district and local school lesson planning requirements. 
 * __Content Area Literacy Guide__ **

If students are to be truly prepared for college, work, and citizenship, they cannot settle for modest levels of proficiency in reading and writing. Inasmuch as the academic content areas comprise the heart of the secondary school curriculum, content area literacy instruction must be a cornerstone of any movement to build high quality secondary schools that young people deserve and on which the nation's social and economic health will depend. 
 * __Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas__ **

**__Supporting English/Language Arts Teachers__** Strategies for helping English/Language Arts teachers support students’ literacy development when their students struggle with reading and writing and the teacher does not always know what to do. 


 * __ Supporting Social Studies and Mathematics Teachers - Coming Soon __**