AdLit Review

Website: Adolescent Literature

URL: www.AdLit.org/

            AdLit.org is an excellent website that has “resources for parents and educators for kids in grades 4-12.” This is one of the websites that I have bookmarked on my task bar. It’s that useful!

            AdLit is commited to improving literacy instruction, making it a priority to assess students’ literacy skills, giving struggling readers the proper support, fluency with regard to reading, improving vocabulary and reading comprehension as well as motivating students to excel.

AdLit offers many different classroom strategies and free (printable) graphic organizers for vocabulary, comprehension and writing- many of which I have used in my own classroom. For each strategy, AdLit gives background information, the benefits of using the particular strategy and step-by-step guide to using the strategy. The strategies can be used across the disciplines. This is true as I’ve used many of the strategies in my World Geography and Accounting classes.

There is also a “Hot Topics” tab that links to articles on a wide variety of topics from “About Teaching Reading,” to “Learning Disabilities,” and articles on “Writing.” There is just so much information out there and this site provides research-based and best-practice information for parents and educators alike.

The “For Teachers” tab offers Professional Development, ways to help struggling readers, working with families and so much more. This information is at your fingertips and provides excellent advice on ways to improve yourself as an educator. Overall, AdLit is, in my opinion, one of the most useful resources for teachers.

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