Resource Pages
To enhance your understanding of the nine Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy videos, please go through the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA) online training on the Texas Gateway first:
Nine videos from the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy:
- Anticipation-Reaction Guide: Before Reading
- Anticipation-Reaction Guide: During Reading
- Anticipation-Reaction Guide: After Reading
- Generating Level 2 Questions
- Generating Levels 1, 2, & 3 Questions: Student Practice
- Main Idea: Get the Gist and Summarizing Routines
- Partner Reading Adaptation Demonstration
- Using A Frayer Model: Teacher Demonstration
- Using A Frayer Model: Student Practice
Related Resources:
Modules
Secondary RTI: Providing Instruction in Teacher-Led Small Groups Module One
First in a series of three online professional development modules demonstrating the contribution of well-managed teacher-led small groups and centers to effective RTI implementation at secondary campuses.
Booklets
Establishing an Intensive Reading and Writing Program for Secondary Students (Revised)
Professional development guide that provides in-depth background knowledge about adolescent literacy, specifically related to struggling readers and writers.
Booklets
Effective Instruction for Middle School Students with Reading Difficulties: The Reading Teacher’s Sourcebook
Booklet with lessons and materials for teaching older struggling readers.
Booklets
Meeting the Needs of Struggling Readers: A Resource for Secondary English Language Arts Teachers
Booklet with lessons and strategies for teaching comprehension and vocabulary to secondary students.
Booklets
Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices
Booklet with recommendations for secondary reading, including those for vocabulary and comprehension instruction, text discussions, improving student motivation, and providing individualized interventions.