CCSSO’s Secondary School Redesign Follow Up Meeting St. Louis, Missouri, September 9-11, 2007 Adolescent Literacy Breakout Session Facilitator: David Ruff Presenters: Kevin Perks and Melvina Phillips

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Teaching Literacy in the Content Areas: CCSSO’s Adolescent Literacy Toolkit Contributors: Public Consulting Group’s Center for Resource Management (Melvina Phillips, Julie Meltzer, others) Kevin Perks, Noble High School, North Berwick, Maine Janice Dole, University of Utah Russell Gersten, Instructional Research Group Elizabeth Moje, University of Michigan Cynthia Hynd-Shanahan, University of Illinois at Chicago

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Think & Share Please think about the following 1. What do you think content area teachers need in order to better support students’ literacy development? 2. What do you think schools and states need in order to better support teachers in this area? After thinking about each of the above questions, share your thoughts with a neighbor.

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Purpose of the Toolkit To help teachers understand the value of integrating literacy best practices and instructional strategies into content area instruction. To provide teachers with useful resources to help them integrate literacy best practices and instructional strategies into content area instruction. To provide resources to states for professional development in literacy at the state level.

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, CCSSO Toolkit Overview For Teachers: Literacy Self-Assessment Rubric Content Area Literacy Guide Lesson Plans and Narratives Content Expert Literacy Q & A

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, CCSSO Toolkit Overview For States: Professional Development Module Access to Adolescent Literacy Resources in the CCSSO Secondary School Redesign Web Portal (

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Literacy Self-Assessment Rubric A self-assessmentA self-assessment of instructional practices teachers use to support literacy Individual Faculty A planning tool A planning tool to foster conversations among staff about professional development needs in literacy

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Content Area Literacy Guide A how-to guide that conveys the importance of content literacy instruction:how-to guide English language arts Math Science Social studies Includes information about: Strategic lesson planning Best practices in literacy Instructional literacy strategies that can be used across content areas

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Lesson Plans and Narratives Lesson PlansLesson Plans: Four core subject areas (English language arts, math, science, and social studies) Demonstrate how content area teachers can incorporate the use of literacy instructional strategies to support high school students’ learning of core content and concepts. Demonstrate use of the before, during, and after and gradual release literacy best practices Accompanying narratives that describe the lesson in action

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Content Expert Literacy Q & A Literacy Q & ALiteracy Q & A: Responses to common questions content teachers have about integrating literacy instruction into their daily practice Explanations for why literacy instruction within the content areas is so important Suggestions for how to embed literacy instructional practices into content lessons Sample Question: How do I fit literacy instruction and the use of literacy strategies into my daily instruction when I do not have enough time as it is to cover my content?

CCSSO SSR Follow Up Meeting Sept. 10, Professional Development Module A professional development presentation that is designed to help “roll out” the Adolescent Literacy Toolkit.professional development presentation Can be used by SEAs, LEAs, or others to introduce and explain how to use the toolkit to teachers. The module includes: PowerPoint presentation Facilitator’s notes Teacher reflection guide Teacher action planning template