Adolescent+Literacy


 * The field of adolescent literacy has received greater attention in the past few years as people have realized that learning to read does not end with elementary school. As students progress through middle and high school they are continuing to learn new reading skills and refine skills they already know. This means that middle and high school teachers need to assume responsibility for helping their students to become successful, fluent readers. Content area teachers need to become aware that they too need to teach reading in their classrooms; most content area teachers believe it is not their job to teach reading but in reality, it is only through reading that their content can be learned by the students. Secondary teachers are sometimes limited by the amount of time they have to teach their own objectives and do not see the importance of teaching reading strategies to their students. It is this mentality that has hindered the love of reading by adolescent students, wthey see reading only as a tool to answer the questions on the TAKS test or any other test. Learning to read does not have a cut off point, it is a skill that continoulsy needs sharpening, learning how to read never ends.**

A great webpage to read in reference to reluctant readers is: []