This informative webcast series with companion materials focuses on instructional strategies to help students succeed with the reading and writing of informational text in the classroom and on the Ohio Achievement Test-Reading.

Presenter handouts and resources from the Leading for Literacy forums (co-sponsored by the Ohio Department of Education’s Office of Literacy and the Ohio Resource Center) are available online. Middle school and high school administrators can use these materials to explore and promote successful practices in educational leadership to create literacy-rich environments in their schools.

These professional development modules use selected articles from archived issues of Adolescent Literacy In Perspective to promote meaningful discussion around key literacy topics. The modules are designed to be used in two-hour sessions, which include time for teachers to read and discuss the articles.

Experienced educators provide straight-to-the-point, practical answers to frequently asked questions about teaching.

These real-world video clips feature Ohio teachers using different literacy-enhancing techniques to foster student learning and engagement in their classrooms.

Maximizing instruction in the ways students learn best will optimize their learning and enhance overall achievement. This section explains differentiated instruction as a best practice in maximizing instruction, provides examples of differentiated lessons, and suggests resources for further professional development.

Experienced educators highlight key reading strategies used by proficient readers and offer suggestions for teaching these strategies throughout the reading process and across the curriculum.

Sample units of instruction promote literacy and meet academic standards in English language arts (and other content areas, as applicable), using timely and relevant lesson topics to enhance student engagement and achievement.