Informing Adolescent Literacy Policy and Practice: Lessons Learned from the Striving Readers Program. Policy Brief

Autor/inn/en	Ayers, Jeremy; Miller, M.
Institution	Alliance for Excellent Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	Informing Adolescent Literacy Policy and Practice: Lessons Learned from the Striving Readers Program. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2009), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Literacy; Reading Programs; Secondary School Students; Middle School Students; Federal Programs; Adolescents; Educational Policy; Program Implementation; Program Development; Program Descriptions; Guidelines; Improvement Programs; California; Illinois; Kentucky; Massachusetts; New Jersey; Ohio; Oregon; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Sekundarschüler; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Programmplanung; Richtlinien; Effizienzsteigerung; Kalifornien; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Although a growing body of research points to the critical need to foster reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills for students in order to ensure their success in college, careers, and life, these efforts have tended to focus more on developing literacy skills in the early years, often ignoring secondary students. The outcome has been undeniable: While the literacy skills of students in the primary grades have improved, achievement for middle and secondary students has remained virtually unchanged. The Striving Readers program is the main federal effort aimed at reversing these trends at the secondary school level. After the first year of implementation, the Alliance for Excellent Education convened representatives of seven of the Striving Readers projects. This policy brief takes a look their experiences as well as other research and strategies that have been successful in the field in order to assist in shaping the next phase of the federal effort in adolescent literacy. Recommendations are made for both program and policy in an attempt to promote a more cohesive and comprehensive adolescent literacy effort for secondary students. A brief description of the FY 2005-2006 Striving Readers grantees is appended. (Contains 5 footnotes and 26 endnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Alliance for Excellent Education. 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-828-0828; Fax: 202-828-0821; Web site: http://www.all4ed.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10