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From Research to Classroom Reality: Bridging the Gap for Teacher Autonomy and Collaborative Learning

Empowering teachers with decentralized, tech-supported literacy PD enhances teacher agency, collaboration, and adapts research to school needs.
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10 Questions Every School and District Leader Should Ask to Unlock the Power of Disciplinary Literacy

Unlock student potential through disciplinary literacy - a gateway to deeper engagement and understanding in all classrooms.
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Harnessing the Power of Protocols for Capacity-Building in Coaching

Protocols are pivotal in educational coaching, guiding structured discussions. Depending on group trust levels, coaches can use different intensity protocols.
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Commitment to Knowledge Generation Through Collaboration and Data-Driven Insights

Reading Ways isn't just an educational platform; it's a collaborative community, empowering teachers with research-based strategies.
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Teaching Academic Vocabulary Words

How teaching connections between words can help students master academic vocabulary.
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Disciplinary Expert and Pedagogical Texts: Implications for Creating Text Sets

Using small excerpts of disciplinary expert text can help enliven disciplinary thinking in classrooms and improve text sets that are being used.
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Fostering Critical Thinking: Effective Dialogue Strategies in Middle and High Schools

Classroom discussions and debates are key to developing critical thinking skills. Protocols can foster deep understanding and respectful exchange of ideas.
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The Many Facets of Critical Disciplinary Literacy

The Many Facets organizes critical disciplinary literacy into three areas: disciplinary thinking, document comprehension, and knowledge building/application.
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Looking for Support: Adolescent Literacy Interventions

The gaps in the middle and high school literacy research and strategies by the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) and the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC).
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Constrained and unconstrained skill development: Why it matters for secondary students

Researchers have found the difference between constrained and unconstrained reading skills, still relevant for understanding literacy interventions.
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Reading Ways Approaches to Building Regional Networks

In 2020, Reading Ways began creating professional learning for literacy education leaders. Now, with a second contract, we're expanding to school leaders.
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Area Study Organizer

The Area Study Organizer aids interdisciplinary study by integrating knowledge from cultural/social studies, geography, economics, and political studies.
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Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt

Tailored for various disciplines, The Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt strategy aids comprehension, encourages engagement and text interaction.
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Anticipation Guide

Pre-reading, the Anticipation Guide sparks interest and challenges assumptions. After reading, it helps compare opinions to text, fostering critical thinking.
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What can the simple view of reading teach us about disciplinary literacy?

Reading comprehension involves word recognition and language comprehension. Disciplinary literacy adapts these skills to specific subjects.
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Support Argumentative Writing and Classroom Debate with Organizers

Argumentative writing is challenging for secondary students. Research analyzes middle schoolers' essays, linking connective usage to argument complexity.
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Word Generation: Literacy Development Through Academic Language and Discussion

The Word Generation program integrates literacy, argumentation, and vocabulary across subjects, yielding positive results in academic language development.
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Teaching Academic Vocabulary Words

How teaching connections between words can help students master academic vocabulary.
Read More

Disciplinary Expert and Pedagogical Texts: Implications for Creating Text Sets

Using small excerpts of disciplinary expert text can help enliven disciplinary thinking in classrooms and improve text sets that are being used.
Read More

Fostering Critical Thinking: Effective Dialogue Strategies in Middle and High Schools

Classroom discussions and debates are key to developing critical thinking skills. Protocols can foster deep understanding and respectful exchange of ideas.
Read More

Area Study Organizer

The Area Study Organizer aids interdisciplinary study by integrating knowledge from cultural/social studies, geography, economics, and political studies.
Read More

Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt

Tailored for various disciplines, The Elements of Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt strategy aids comprehension, encourages engagement and text interaction.
Read More

Anticipation Guide

Pre-reading, the Anticipation Guide sparks interest and challenges assumptions. After reading, it helps compare opinions to text, fostering critical thinking.
Read More

Support Argumentative Writing and Classroom Debate with Organizers

Argumentative writing is challenging for secondary students. Research analyzes middle schoolers' essays, linking connective usage to argument complexity.
Read More

Word Generation: Literacy Development Through Academic Language and Discussion

The Word Generation program integrates literacy, argumentation, and vocabulary across subjects, yielding positive results in academic language development.
Read More

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