Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i2QHLXm19149; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:21:33 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:21:33 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <7b.256fc0a0.2d95bfe8@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: MWPotts2001@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2721] Adolescent Literacy--Who Cares? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5015 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 1756 Lines: 34 Colleagues, Note the difficulties mentioned in the article below of working with adolescents on literacy issues. Compound that with teen pregnancy and parenthood, and grapple with hundreds of additional issues. One program with whom I am working has found that themes, using EFF Common Activities and Standards, provide teens with what they care about. ADOLESCENT LITERACY: GOING DEEPER fro PEN Weekly Newsblast for 3/26/04 While much of the public attention on literacy has focused on teaching early reading, educators increasingly recognize another critical issue that needs to be addressed: the literacy needs of adolescents. Robert Rothman writes that the efforts underway in a number of cities to redesign high schools ought to provide an opportunity for educators and community members to come to grips with adolescent literacy issues. These efforts stem from the recognition that too many children have been ill-served by traditional high school structures and instructional practice. While most of the large districts that are undertaking these reforms have succeeded in implementing structural changes, they are struggling to make the instructional changes that will improve teaching and learning. And few have succeeded at linking schools with community resources that will enhance their instructional capacity. As the authors in a new volume of "Voices in Urban Education" make clear, improving adolescent literacy will require major changes in instruction and substantial links to the community. For schools to continue to do the same thing, or even do the same thing a little better, will not work. http://www.annenberginstitute.org/VUE/spring04/toc.html All the Best, Meta Potts FOCUS on Literacy Glen Allen, VA mwpotts2001@aol.com
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