Taking the lead on adolescent literacy : action steps for schoolwide success / Judith L. Irvin [and others] ; foreword by Andrés Henríquez.

"For grades 4-12."

Includes bibliographical references (page 227) and index.

The model, process, and rubrics. Rationale for a schoolwide focus on literacy -- Introduction to the literacy action rubrics -- Schoolwide change in five stages. Stage 1 : get ready -- Stage 2 : assess -- Stage 3 : plan -- Stage 4 : implement -- Stage 5 : sustain -- School and district administrators as literacy leaders. The principal's role -- District support -- Resource A : school vignettes -- Resource B : tools to use when implementing the five-stage process -- Resource C : examples of each rubric component in action -- Resource D : Riverton High School case study -- Resource E : matrix of resources available in Taking action on adolescent literacy and Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy -- Resource F : glossary of terms.

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Using a five-stage framework that has been field-tested nationwide for more than a decade, the authors provide an array of resources to guide in-depth planning, implementation, and monitoring to ensure sustained results, supported by examples from literacy-rich schools, checklists and assessments, and a glossary of terms.

English.

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