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Explore the intersection of Common Core Standards and media centers in building content literacy skills. Discover the significance of Lexile levels for high school and beyond, incorporating diverse texts for academic and practical purposes. Gain insights into various literacy sources and tools for academic success.
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Content Literacy “the ability to use reading and writing for the acquisition of new content in a given discipline” (McKenna &Robinson, 1990) “Teaching students how to remember and reuse the information we ask them to read.” (Tovani, 2004)
Lexile Levels High School and Beyond • 1600 • 1400 • 1200 • Text Lexile Measure (L) • 1000 • 800 • 600 • High • School • Literature • College • Textbooks • Military • High • School • Textbooks • Personal • Use • Entry-Level • Occupations • SAT 1, • ACT, • AP* • College • Literature • Source: Pennsylvania Dept. of Education (2004)/Slide by Nick Kremer • Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)
College Literacy Textbooks Social Media Maps Research Literature
Career Literacy E-mail Wiring Building Plans Manuals Plans Forms Patterns
Life Literacy Sports Directions Magazines/Books Menus Taxes Infographics
Content Teachers are Experts at their Own Subject Scientists Chef Recipes Cookbooks Reviews Package Labels Shipment Forms Menus Health Regulations Chemical Labels Pop Culture magazines Wine /Spirit pairings Nutrition Information Equipment Manuals • Charts/graphs • Journal Articles • Diagrams • Statistical Analyses • Aerial Photos • Monographs • Bulletins • Extension Literature • Proceedings
Brainstorm Take two minutes and make a list of some of the things Media Specialists are experts at reading.
Contact us, please! Stephanie Wightman Teacher Consultant & Lead Facilitator, Missouri Writing Project Fellows Mentor, Columbia Public Schools SWightma@columbia.k12.mo.us Julie Sheerman Director of Professional Development, Missouri Writing Projects Network HS English Instructor, Marceline High School sheerman@marcelineschools.org 573-289-7137