Date of Award
5-2020
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Curriculum and Instruction: M.S.
Department
Teacher Development
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Ramon Serrano
Second Advisor
Hsueh-I Lo
Third Advisor
Agusto Rojas
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
literacy, adolescent literacy, secondary, Frayer model, graphic organizers, professional learning communities
Abstract
A review of the research regarding the lack of literacy instruction at the secondary level by content area teachers. This review includes a short summary of the current best research-based literacy strategies. It reveals that graphic organizers, like the Frayer model, and projects like READI appear to be the easiest forms to add literacy instruction to improve literacy in content areas. It also recommends the creation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as one of the best forms of support by administration.
Recommended Citation
Barthel, Mary C., "Literacy Strategies in Secondary Content Areas and the Effectiveness of their Implementation: A Review of the Literature" (2020). Culminating Projects in Teacher Development. 44.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/ed_etds/44
Comments/Acknowledgements
Thank you to my husband, John, for his constant encouragement in completing this degree. In addition, I want to thank Dona Yetter, the North Branch and West Metro Coordinator, for assisting me in traversing and finishing all the bureaucratic intricacies needed to complete the program and receive my diploma. But I especially want to thank my advisor, Dr. Ramon Serrano, for assisting me in focusing my ideas, clarifying my writing, and his encouragement to make this project my own.