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AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. AdLit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation.

Student Motivation and Engagement in Literacy Learning

Help students build confidence in their ability to comprehend content-area texts by providing a supportive environment and information on using reading strategies to fit various tasks. More »

Five Areas of Instructional Improvement to Increase Academic Literacy

How can content-area, non-reading-specialist teachers contribute to academic literacy? They can incorporate these five techniques throughout their lessons. More »

Goal Setting for Children with Learning Disabilities: Your Role is Important

Learn how to help children set goals, persevere toward those goals, and succeed in making their dreams come true. More »

Walter Dean Myers and the Second Chance Initiative

Inspired by the ideas of hope and redemption, Walter Dean Myers and AdLit.org joined forces to create The Second Chance Initiative to motivate teens to overcome life's challenges. More »

Featured Author: Walter Dean Myers

Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers discusses his childhood, his approach to writing, and the representations of minorities in young adult literature.
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Featured Resource

Crash Course

Looking for exciting, fast-paced videos to help teach your students history and biology? Check out Crash Course, an educational series from the Vlogbrothers. This growing collection of videos promises to present history and biology in a way high-school students will find humorous and engaging.

Featured Partner

In existence since 1916, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is the preeminent organization of and national voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school leaders from across the United States and more than 45 countries around the world. The mission of NASSP is to promote excellence in school leadership. NASSP provides its members with professional research-based and peer-tested resources and practical tools and materials they need to serve as visionary school leaders.

Featured Strategy

Anticipation Guide

An Anticipation Guide is a strategy that is used before reading to activate students' prior knowledge and build curiosity about a new topic. Before reading a selection, students respond to several statements that challenge or support their preconceived ideas about key concepts in the text. Find out how to use the strategy and download a graphic organizer that can help.

Browse AdLit.org's Classroom Strategies Library for more techniques to improve students' vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing.

Featured Glossary Term

Analogical Problem Solving

Definition: A problem solving approach that involves remembering a similar (or analogous) problem that was solved previously and applying the solution to the current problem.

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