Approximately 8 million students in grades 4-12 are reading below grade level, and limited literacy skills cause 3,000 students to drop out of high school every school day. While the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001 triggered highly publicized reports on low levels of reading achievement in America’s elementary schools, middle and high school students face different but no less important literacy challenges.
As a professional organization, NCTE is committed to the development of excellent literacy education through all grade levels. Here you can learn about the unique challenges of adolescent literacy, how current legislative proposals seek to bolster effective programs, and what research tells us about effective literacy instruction.
Click here to read more information on the NCTE Executive Committee's discussion of this issue.
Adolescen t Literacy: A Policy Research Brief
This NCTE Policy Research Brief offers updates on research with implications for policy decisions that affect teaching and learning in the area of adolescent literacy. Research Clips are short research-based responses to questions about practice and is a supplement to this policy brief.
NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform
This policy research brief delineates the problems of adolescent literacy and outlines reforms NCTE has identified as necessary to address them.
Learn from two teachers as they work through this Adolescent Literacy reform video.
Adolescent Literacy Pathways is a yearlong professional development experience that helps teachers, schools, and districts address the unique needs of adolescent learners with content on key areas such as 21st century literacy, closing the achievement gap, testing, and accountability.
NCTE Consultants Specializing in Adolescent Literacy
Bring an experienced NCTE consultant to your school to engage your staff in a workshop or presentation on adolescent literacy topics today!
NCTE Web Seminars
NCTE is excited to announce the Spring 2009 Web Seminar Series. Whether you're participating on your own or planning professional development for an early-release day, you'll find these sessions informative, interactive, and a great value especially since everyone in your school can participate through one connection.