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Literacy

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Reading, writing, academic language, and text-based classroom interactions are connected to the development of students' higher-order thinking skills. These literacy competencies are shifting to embrace the real-world needs to analyze and comprehend in multiple formats everywhere and anytime.

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  • 21st century learning
  • Listening and speaking
  • Close reading
  • Reading
  • English language learners
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  • Writing
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Reading, Writing, and Rigor: Helping Students Achieve Greater Depth of Knowledge in Literacy - ASCD BookReading, Writing, and Rigor: Helping Students Achieve Greater Depth of Knowledge in Literacy

Literacy expert Nancy Boyles tackles Depth of Knowledge and rigor related to standards, text complexity, close reading, student interaction, the reading-writing connection, and formative assessment.

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Writing: A Core Skill

How are teachers going to prepare students to engage in all kinds of writing that they will need in the future—academic discourse, report writing, journalism, personal narrative, and even tweets? Educational Leadership magazine takes a look in this theme issue from April 2014.

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  • ASCD Express: Reaching Reluctant Readers, June 2016 (Theme issue)
  • Education Update: "Road Tested / Four Ways to Turn Teens onto Reading," October 2016
  • ASCD Express: Writing for a Purpose, March 2015 (Theme issue)

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A Close Look at Close Reading: Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Texts, Grades K–5 - ASCD   A Close Look at Close Reading: Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Texts, Grades 6–12 - ASCD   Achieving Next Generation Literacy: Using the Tests (You Think) You Hate to Help the Students You Love   Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success - ASCD

A Close Look at Close Reading, Grades K–5

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A Close Look at Close Reading, Grades 6–12

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Achieving Next Generation Literacy

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  • Leading a Literacy Culture with Bonnie Houck and Sandi Novak (September 27, 2016)
  • Using Discussion to Inspire Writing with Terry Roberts (February 25, 2016)
  • Close Reading: Teaching the Comprehension Skills of Text Analysis and Evaluation with Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson (December 9, 2014)

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We recognize that just like students, educators have a variety of learning style preferences. Featured collections give you options for learning about specific topics or skills that affect student success.

Teaching the Core Skills of Listening and Speaking

What does it take for students to be effective communicators? In this suite of resources, veteran teacher and author Erik Palmer presents an approach to teaching listening and speaking skills that is focused on preparing students for 21st century communication both inside and beyond the classroom.

 
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ASCD myTeachSource

In the ASCD myTeachSource™ topic pack, Teaching Vocabulary, you'll find teacher-driven articles, videos, checklists, rubrics, and more.

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PD In Focus

Designed with blended learning and group learning in mind, the PD In Focus® platform channel Literacy Strategies features videos, resources, and strategies to improve reading and writing skills in the content areas.

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PD Online Courses

Our award-winning PD Online® courses are interactive, in-depth, and self-paced online professional development courses for educators. Explore these courses, or browse the online course catalog for more literacy-focused courses.

  • Building a Schoolwide Independent Reading Culture
  • Literacy Strategies: Improving Comprehension
  • Common Core and Literacy Strategies: English Language Arts, 2nd Edition

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Vocab in Action - ASCDVocab in Action: Critical Vocabulary Strategies for Your Classroom DVD

This video profiles schools using smart, fun, and engaging strategies to boost students' knowledge of the vocabulary words and build their vocabulary as a whole.

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ASCD Faculty members are available for on-site capacity-building professional development on literacy. ASCD can design a precise professional development plan, organized around our field-tested solutions, with a focus on the education foundations that make sense for you.

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ASCD Conferences, One-, Two-, and Three-Day Institutes, and other special events frequently feature sessions about literacy.

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