Reading and Literacy


 

About Striving Readers...

The purpose of the project is to improve literacy instruction and performance for adolescent learners in 21 rural Kentucky middle schools and high schools.  Participating schools will implement two complementary literacy initiatives, and the impact of that implementation on student learning and teacher practice will be the focus.

 

The grant includes ongoing professional development, literacy coaching, funds for instructional resources, and support for leadership.

 

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Our Literacy Coaches...

Ondrea Smallwood

Michelle Gajdik


The Strategies... 

Vocabulary Development

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Frayer Model

Anticipation Guide

Admit / Exit Slip

Accountable Talk 

Interactive Word Wall

Interactive Reading

Document Based Questions (DBQs)

Cafe Conversation

 

Multiple Entry Journal

Writing Wheel

Graffiti Conversations

 

Main Idea / Detail Frame

 

Jigsaw Discussion

 

Parallel Reading

 

Socratic Seminar

 

Say, Mean, Matter

   
 

The Squeeze

   
 

 Text Coding

   
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

Additional Resources