Teach literacy skills in every classroom across all content areas with common rubrics¶

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Description¶

A schoolwide approach in which every teacher, not only English or mathematics teachers, is responsible for teaching and reinforcing defined literacy skills: reading, writing, speaking, and reasoning. The report describes how BHS "adopted a concerted focus on reading and writing in all classrooms with clear rubrics for teachers to use to evaluate and monitor student performance." Teachers received differentiated training in teaching literacy in their content areas, plus training in Socratic seminars, group work, and project-based learning, and an implementation calendar ensured every student had repeated practice.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Differentiated training for every teacher in how to teach literacy skills in their content areas, using a common process, vocabulary, and assessment

Constraints¶

• An implementation calendar was initially controversial because it reduced preparation periods for teachers

Target Learners¶

• all high school students regardless of background or perceived academic ability

Target Learning Goals¶

• reading
• writing
• speaking
• reasoning

Related Strategies¶

• Use professional learning communities to review student work and give teachers feedback
• Employ Common Language and Strategies Across Disciplines

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Noguera, P. (2017). Taking deeper learning to scale. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/deeper-learning-to-scale