ASSIGNMENT HELP | Reading/Literacy specialists need to be able to evaluate various literacy resources for use in the secondary classroom to support content area literacy.

Reading/Literacy specialists need to be able to evaluate various literacy resources for use in the secondary classroom to support content area literacy. Reading/Literacy specialists should also be able to determine which current resources and technological tools enable secondary content teachers to more effectively convey relevant disciplinary concepts to their students.

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Research at least five current resources that can be used to support secondary literacy instruction across at least two different content areas, with at least one technology-based resource. Design a graphic organizer that can be shared with other professionals in the district that includes:

The name of the literacy resource.
A brief description of the literacy resource.
Purpose of the literacy resource.
How the literacy resource helps support literacy across content areas.
Write a 250-500 word reflection on your experience in developing the graphic organizer. Explain how you analyzed and evaluated the cross-curricular literacy resources for meeting the needs of students who struggle to learn to read and write. Explain what you have learned about cross-curricular literacy resources and how you might be able to incorporate these into your future professional practice.

MODEL ANSWER

Name and Description: Reading Rockets.

This literature resource guides the strategies that a teacher can utilize to impact the students’ reading and writing skillsets.  The resource draws its approach from the building blocks of reading to the strategies focused on creating an inclusive classroom to support struggling and young readers and help them succeed (Reading Rockets, 2021). It includes proven ideas in the classroom, videos on best practices, and tips to share with the parents.   

Purpose

The purpose of the resource is to help teachers implement the recommended strategies to improve the reading and writing skills of the student.  Through concept-oriented reading, the resources focus on helping the students to read comprehensively. It also uses cooperative learning strategies to help students comprehend certain areas of studies such as science or environmental studies. Moreover, the resource helps the student comprehend the building blocks of language, including; syllables, pragmatics, semantics, grammar, morphemes, phonemes, and syntax (Reading Rockets, 2021.

Support

The resource helps to build literacy across the content area using the following approaches. It includes reading for a purpose, previewing the text, and making predictions and connections. This involves thinking around the content area and helps the student to make the connection between the building blocks of language and the output achieved. It also recommends and provides the support resources such as literacy apps to build literacy skills for the student to have specifically targeted problems, such as pinpointing the problem among the struggling reader (Reading Rockets, 2021.   

Five Literacy Resources That Can Be Used Across the Curriculum

Literacy Resources: Concept-Oriented Reading Instructions (CORI)	Literacy Resources: The jigsaw resource.	Literacy Resources: Reading Adventure Packs for Families.	Literacy Resources: “Linking the language: A cross-disciplinary vocabulary” approach	Literacy Resources: The National Center for Technology Innovation.
Description: This resource is designed to teach students to read comprehensively through integrating science and reading.	Description: This resource uses a cooperative learning strategy to help students of a certain home group specialize in certain topics, such as studying rainforest animals’ habits (Reading Rockets, 2021).	Description: This resource provides a set of reading adventure packs that encourage hands-on fun and encourage a learning-centered around the paired non-fiction and fiction books.	Description: in this approach, instead of introducing the student to a new world of isolation, the resource recommends the teacher introduce the learner to a rich variety of words that share the same root.	Description: This resource uses technology to support struggling students in vocabulary, science literacy, and discourse.