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AdLit is a national multimedia project that provides educators and families with resources to support readers and writers in middle school and high school.

Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life
Sid Fleischman

Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life

Genre:
Autobiography and Memoir, Nonfiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Told with verve and humor, Newbery-winner Sid Fleischman recalls his early years in San Diego during the Depression, reveals how he became captivated by magic, theater, and story — all of which influenced the man he grew into.

Abraham Lincoln
Tanya Lee Stone

Abraham Lincoln

Genre:
Biography, Nonfiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, led the nation through its darkest hour — the Civil War. Find out about Lincoln’s childhood on a frontier farm, how a struggling small town lawyer became president, and why he is one of America’s most revered and beloved leaders.

An Abundance of Katherines
John Green

An Abundance of Katherines

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Nerdy Colin Singleton has been dumped by Katherine. Not just any Katherine though. This is the nineteenth Katherine he’s dated and been dumped by. His friend Hassan insists a road trip is in order for his recovery, but their trip ends abruptly in Gutshot, Tennessee where Colin spends his time working on his mathematical theorem for predicting the end result of a romantic relationship with a girl not named Katherine.

Norma Mota–Altman

Academic Language: Everyone’s “Second” Language

Being able to speak English fluently does not guarantee that a student will be able to use language effectively in academic settings. Fluency must be combined with higher order thinking skills to create an “academic language,” which allows students to effectively present their ideas in a way that others will take seriously. The author, an ELL teacher, describes her use of “protocols” (a cheat sheet of sentence starters) to build students’ cognitive academic language proficiency.

Center on Instruction

Academic Literacy Instruction for Adolescents

Torgesen, J. K., Houston, D. D., Rissman, L. M., Decker, S. M., Roberts, G., Vaughn, S., Wexler, J. Francis, D. J, Rivera, M. O., Lesaux, N. (2007). Academic literacy instruction for adolescents: A guidance document from the Center on Instruction. Portsmouth, NH: RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction.

The Pathways to College Network

Academic Rigor: At the Heart of College Access and Success

Low-income and minority students, students with disabilities, and those who are the first in their families to go to college, are often unprepared for and discouraged from taking rigorous academic courses in high school. It is therefore imperative that all young people — especially students traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education — are prepared to succeed in entry-level college coursework.
Acceleration
Graham McNamee

Acceleration

Genre:
Fiction, Mystery / Crime
Age Level:
YA

While working for the Toronto subway system during the summer, Duncan finds a journal in the Lost & Found that leads him to believe a serial killer is on the loose. When the police refuse to investigate the matter, Duncan launches his own investigation, leading readers on a suspense-filled, terrifying journey to capture the killer before it is too late.

Paper airplanes flying out of an open book.
Achievement, School-Wide Reform

Accelerated Learning

What is accelerated learning? Is it just remediation? An accelerated student learning approach looks at achievement as a comprehensive endeavor with a strategic support system in and out of the classroom.