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About the Adolescent Literacy in the Content Areas Spotlight

This Knowledge Loom spotlight presents four key components of a successful adolescent literacy initiative and the best practices related to each, along with examples from actual classrooms. Use this resource to support local decision-making and professional development.

The content has been prepared by The Education Alliance at Brown University and CRM (Center for Resource Management).

In this spotlight you can do the following:

• read about four key components of a successful adolescent literacy initiative and the best practices related to each
• gain insight into successful strategies
• review research that identifies and supports the practices
• view stories about the practices in real schools and districts
• add your own stories and bits of wisdom
• browse questions answered by specialists in the field
• view an online panel discussion
• discover supporting organizations and resources

We would like to thank the following educators for reviewing and providing valuable feedback on the quality and presentation of the content on this Spotlight: Donna Alvermann, Professor, Department of Reading Education, University of Georgia; Holly Clark, High School English Teacher, York, ME; Margaret Gramm, Speech and Language Pathologist, Newmarket, NH; Marlowe Miller, Associate Professor, Department of English, UMASS-Lowell; John Moody, Asst. Superintendent, Salem NH Public Schools.

This collection will continue to grow and change as users share their experiences and concerns relative to support of adolescent literacy development.

This spotlight is based on work sponsored wholly or in part by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES - formerly, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)), U.S. Department of Education, under contract number ED-01-CO-0010 (Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory, 2000-2005). The content of this site does not necessarily reflect the views of IES, the Department of Education, or any other agency of the U.S. Government.

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This resource is developed and maintained by The Education Alliance at Brown University. Seed funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Send comments to: loom@alliance.brown.edu