It’s essential to maintain high expectations of adolescent students who are not yet accurate, automatic, or fluent readers as they work toward more complex levels of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Supporting engagement and motivation is also essential for this age group.
Resources
Research-based practice guides and observation tools for strengthening literacy instruction in middle and high school.
The Center for Instruction: Effective Instruction for Adolescent Struggling Readers
A professional development guide on delivering effective, research-based intervention for struggling adolescent readers.
10 Key Reading Practices for Middle / High School: The Meadows Center
A concise Meadows Center brief listing ten evidence-based reading practices every secondary school should implement.
Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties: The Reading Teacher’s Sourcebook
An in-depth teacher sourcebook with lesson-level guidance for instructing middle schoolers with reading difficulties.
Adolescent Literacy Walk-Through for Principals
An observation walk-through tool principals can use to assess and support literacy instruction across classrooms.
Making It Stick: Planning for Retention
A video applying the science of memory and retrieval practice to instructional planning for lasting learning.