Building Literacy Resource Kit for Secondary Students

A combination of focused activities and creative, open-ended technology projects can help you take a new approach to building literacy with your secondary students. Use these articles, samples, and lessons to find new ideas and approaches that will work for your learners.

The Building Literacy Resource Kit for Secondary Students includes:

Articles
• Reading, Literacy, and Digital Creativity
SPLAT...POW...WOW! Motivating Readers and Writers
• More Than Just a Writing Prompt
• Supporting 6+1 Trait Writing
Samples
• Literacy Project Samples (PDF - links to samples)
• Literacy Project Samples (Web-based with integrated samples)
Lesson Plans
• Create a Video Poem
• Design a Book Cover
• Character Scrapbook
• Not Your Average Portfolio
• MyBook (Fakebook) Page
Entice Your Reader

These articles, lessons, and strategies engage students through creative technology to maximize student literacy skills.