The same elements of literacy pertaining to school-age students, but demanding focused effort in 21st CCLC programs to ensure support and success of students.
Forming connections between the text and the information and experiences of the reader.
These activities provide opportunities to practice literacy skills or concepts in the context of another academic activity, academic enrichment activity or routine. Embedded instruction may be easier to deliver to groups of students who have mixed abilities.
These activities focus primarily on direct teaching of concepts and skills. While it doesn’t mean teaching isolated facts and procedures, it does mean that literacy is the main area of academic focus.
Skills in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening all students must demonstrate to successfully pursue the college and career path of their choice.
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