Improving Literacy Instruction in Middle and High Schools: A Guide for Principals

This "quick start" guide for principals of both middle and high schools from the Center on Instruction identifies three goals for secondary school literacy initiatives and provides elements of instruction required to meet these goals. It then outlines the critical elements of a school-level literacy action plan that schools implementing School Improvement Grants (SIG) and/or College and Career Ready Standards (including Common Core State Standards) should consider when planning for effective literacy instruction in middle and high school.

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This resource pertains to the following topics:

• Literacy
• Struggling Readers
• Practitioner Guides
• Adolescent Literacy
• SIG
• College & Career Ready Standards (including Common Core State Standards)

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