Content Literacy Toolkit

Theresa Dennis
REED 502
Dr. Jenkins
February 19, 2010
“What to include in your content literacy toolkit”
A professional educator within the field of regular or special education should integrate the following instructional strategies/best practices to increase the content literacy in all subject matter, which will include the following:
· Professional Development
· Monthly trainings with involvement from every staff.
· Modified lesson plans
· Narrative resources
· Content literacy projects
· Research Projects related to that subject matter
· Tools that are related to each student accommodations i.e. (larger print, tapes on books, and easy readers for that subject.)
· Incorporating the use of the different types of media.
· Family involvement
Each lesson in my toolkit will include the teacher and the paraprofessional work together to provide quality instruction before, during, and after reading/ learning the subject matter. Each lesson will include some examples of explicit instructions with the use of:
· Modeling
· Guided Practice
· Independent Practice
· Active Research outside of the classroom setting.
· Materials that help enhance the lesson plans which in most cases are either hands- on activities or visual aids.
In every classroom within eyesight all of the chalk boards and all teacher-made printable will be in “BOLD PRINT” which will allow students to find the description of each literacy strategies by:
· Step-by-step directions for each lesson.
· Charts illustrating information for that unit
· Daily objectives for the material that is to be covered.
Each class will have instructional outcomes that allow students to activate
· Prior knowledge
· Make predictions
· Provide correct answers which untimely ensure a passing grade.
· Clear understanding of material covered.
· Increased test scores either teacher made or on a national level.
· Information instilled in the students mind throughout adulthood.