Administrator’s Guide: 7 Steps To Elevating Adolescent Literacy Instruction

As a district administrator, you are responsible for ensuring all K–12 students, including those with learning differences, receive the literacy instruction they need to succeed in college and careers. However, with 33% of eighth grade students performing below the NAEP Proficient level in reading, secondary literacy gaps are widening, jeopardizing students’ academic success and future opportunities.

Good news—there is a path forward.  

While many literacy professional learning programs focus on the early grades, middle and high school teachers also need support in applying evidence-based instruction rooted in the science of reading. Lexia Aspire® Professional Learning brings foundational literacy learning to secondary educators, equipping them with research-based strategies to help students transition from learning to read to reading to learn.

In this administrator guide, you’ll discover: 

How to Get Teacher Buy-In For Aspire and Adolescent Literacy as a Whole

• Communicating the “why.”

• Offering flexible, self-paced learning that accommodates teachers’ schedules.

• Delivering accessible literacy strategies for reading interventionists and specialists, ELA educators, and content-area educators including social studies and science teachers.

How To Integrate Aspire Into Your District Literacy Plan

• Strengthen core instruction with evidence-based literacy strategies.

• Leverage professional learning communities to scale and sustain program success.

• Enhance instruction with intervention programs like Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® to assist readers who need extra support.

How To Maintain Momentum 

• Look at student data outcomes to evaluate the impact of Aspire on student learning.

• Get feedback from teachers about what courses they find most engaging and useful.

• Learn what implementation models work best across your district.

Download this guide to begin enhancing your district's adolescent literacy success.