• • Augment our text selection with additional material that will aid students in synthesizing and expanding their understanding after they have built background knowledge for reading through absorbing the material.

Scaffolds and planning for each unit

• Go beyond just for your general class — plan lessons for ALL students. 

Educational research 

• Tells us that secondary students will need between 2 and 4 hours of literacy instruction each school day to make progress. 

Collaborate with the other teachers (general and special education teachers) 

• Get to know what techniques work for certain students. 

Academic Language

• Engage students in learning and include how students develop and express content understandings

4 Components

1. Function 

2. Vocabulary 

3. Discourse 

4. Syntax

Annotate, Communication, and Expert Grouping

Breadth vs. Depth

• Breadth: covering everything

• Depth: allow students to learn deeply

Encouragement and confidence building!