Literacy
NECC’s Literacy Leaders Network brings state education literacy leaders together to identify common issues in implementing statewide literacy reform and to access and apply new literacy knowledge to inform action. A vehicle for communication and collaboration, the Network continues work NECC initiated in the first year of its operation. Since its inception, NECC has supported Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont in developing and implementing state literacy plans.
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Cerelle Morrow
Email: cmorrow
edc.org
Related events
Webinar: Improving Adolescent Literacy
Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Online
Stanford University Professor Michael L. Kamil presented five recommendations from Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices, a practice guide from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Chair of the panel that wrote the guide, Dr. Kamil serves on the Psychological Studies in Education Committee and is on the faculty of Stanford's Learning, Design, and Technology Program. His current research concerns the effect of recreational reading on reading achievement, instruction for English language learners, and the effects of technology on literacy and literacy instruction. He was a member of the National Reading Panel.
Dr. Kamil’s presentation was followed by a panel discussion by New England state literacy leaders, who discussed their work on adolescent literacy, respond to the IES guide’s recommendations, and take part in a Q&A session with Dr. Kamil and the audience. Participants were encouraged to use an online chatroom to comment and submit questions. The event was moderated by Naomi Hupert, Senior Researcher, EDC Center for Children and Technology.
NECC and REL-NEI co-sponsored this event.
Related resources: IES Practice Guide: Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practiceguides/adlit_pg_082608.pdf
Five States’ Efforts to Improve Adolescent Literacy (REL-NEI) www.carnegie.org/literacy/pdf/IES.Stateadlit_report_2009067.pdf
Contact: Cerelle Morrow
Email: cmorrowedc.org
Webinar: Using the Adolescent Literacy Walk-Through for Principals
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Online
The Adolescent Literacy Walk-Through for Principals can be used at the late elementary school level, in content-area classes in middle and high school, and with intervention groups or classes. It details what principals should look for in classroom instruction by providing expamples and research background. It contains tools for gathering information about the quality of literacy and reading intervention instruction, for planning targeted professional development, and for allocating resources.
Contact: Andrea Reade
Email: areadermcres.com