10/9/2024

Navigating Adolescent Literacy: Strategies for Administrators

This webinar, hosted by Lexia® Senior Education Advisor Kerri Larkin and JerseyCAN Executive Director Paula White, provides district administrators with actionable strategies to drive adolescent literacy transformation, grounded in the science of reading. The presenters dive into the unique assets and challenges adolescent learners bring to the classroom, including their rich background knowledge and social-emotional complexities. While early literacy often garners the most attention, Larkin and White emphasize the critical importance of supporting adolescent readers as well, focusing on skills like comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary.

Larkin and White explain how school-level educators need district support to effectively instruct these older students. They discuss the common challenges adolescent learners face, such as foundational gaps left by earlier instruction methods, and how addressing these gaps in a developmentally appropriate way is key. The webinar features success stories from districts across the country that have embraced Structured Literacy and evidence-based practices to make meaningful gains in adolescent reading proficiency.

The presenters also emphasize the role of professional development in ensuring educators are prepared to meet these needs, and they share practical strategies for integrating the science of reading-based instruction into middle and high school classrooms. This session is a must-watch for district administrators aiming to foster a culture of literacy, support their teachers, and achieve transformative results for adolescent readers.

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