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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.
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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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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A Close Look at Close Reading, Grades K–5
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Achieving Next Generation Literacy
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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.
In the ASCD myTeachSource™ topic pack, Teaching Vocabulary, you'll find teacher-driven articles, videos, checklists, rubrics, and more.
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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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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 options.
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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