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Adolescent Literacy
By: Ashley, Karissa, Katie, Jess, Jessica and Samantha
❏ Adolescent Literacy Overview
❏ Ice Breaker
❏ Presentation Norms
❏ Essential Questions:
❏ How do we motivate reluctant readers?
❏ How do we provide scaffolds for readers’
success?
❏ What books will motivate your
students?
❏ How’d we do?
The Living Continuum
vanilla chocolate
morning lark night owl
wine beer
fiction non-fiction
reader writer
teacher learner
Presentation Norms
❏ Ask questions at any time
❏ Share your thoughts and ideas
❏ Collaborate with each other
❏ Take away ideas for your students
❏ Relax and have fun!
 Motivating Readers

1. Competence
2. Interest and Value
3. Relatedness
4. Autonomy and Control
(Bandura, 1996; Dweck, 2010; Pintrich, 2003; Ryan & Deci, 2000; Seifert, 2004)
Why did you choose this book?

1. Recommendation by Friends (Peers)

2. Interest in the topic or story
3. Interest in the author
4. Cover and back-cover blurb
5. Display
6. TV tie-in or promotion

The Canadian Book and Periodical Council

(1998)
Choice can be motivating!
Here’s how it works...
Taste the book on your plate:
❏ Preview the cover
❏ Read the Recipe Card
❏ Scan the QR Code
❏ Sample a page or two
❏ swap it with another book
❏ Highlight your interests
❏ Record any notes
Strategies for Close Reading
 11 Tips to Turn Every Student TEXT RENDERING:
Into a Close Reader
Reading strategy that allows students to
By Samantha Cleaver
interact with text in a safe and
collaborative environment.

❖ Multiple readings
❖ Annotating
❖ No wrong answers!
❖ Peer collaboration
❖ Connects with new or prior learning
Cleaver, S., & We Are Teachers. (2016, August 18). Strategies for Close
Reading. Retrieved from
https://www.weareteachers.com/strategies-for-close-reading/
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Establish criteria for rendering
2. First reading = sentence
3. Second reading = phrase
4. Third reading = word Lets try it!
5. Discuss with partner or small group
WHAT MADE THE SENTENCE/PHRASE/WORD STAND OUT
6. Whole class discussion ❖
TO YOU?
7. May lead to new task ❖ HOW DOES IT SUM UP THE ARTICLE OR RELATE TO THE
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE?
We’d love to know how we
did! We appreciate your
honest thoughts about our
Professional Development.