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Project ELITE
Web page with information and resources related to implementing RTI within a culturally-responsive framework designed to meet the needs of English learners.
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Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy Video Clips
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: Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy Tier I Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy Tiers II & III
Get Resource Resource Series for Teaching Adolescents with Reading Difficulties
The Texas Education Agency's Texas Gateway provides professional development material, Building Blocks for Teaching Adolescents with Reading Difficulties, developed as a part of the Texas Adolescent Reading Academies, or TALA.
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Enhancing Adolescents’ Comprehension of Text by Building Vocabulary Knowledge
This evidence-based article discusses effective vocabulary instruction containing many elements.
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Selecting Appropriate Text for Adolescents With Disabilities
Most students with disabilities are expected to enter the workforce after high school or attend postsecondary institutions to engage in further study (Cortiella & Horowitz, 2014). Working knowledge of the general curriculum from content area classes (e.g., civics, history, science, English language arts) serves students well during middle school, high school, and after high school. In these settings, many students with disabilities are included in the general education classroom and struggle with text-reading demands. The purpose of the article is to provide general and special educators with an interpretation of the Common Core State Standards text-selection guidelines and guidance on how to use them to evaluate text.
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10 Key Reading Practices for All Middle and High Schools
This document distills the latest research findings into 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that states, school districts, and schools can use to improve middle and high school students' reading outcomes. Also included are descriptions of what students should know and be able to do at selected secondary grade levels.
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Booklet with lesson plans and materials for teaching vocabulary and comprehension within a Tier 2 reading intervention for secondary students.
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Web page with lesson plans for reading interventions at both the elementary level and the middle school level.
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