This guide is intended to support professional learning about adolescent literacy. It recognizes that there is no one lesson, single strategy, program or course that meets all the needs of adolescent literacy development. Supporting teens in acquiring literacy requires ongoing work by educators in all subjects and all grades. This guide provides information on critical areas related to adolescent literacy, outlines an approach to support literacy learning in grades 7 to 12, and provides a basis to develop those supports in the context of facilitated professional learning for various groups.

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Introduction -- A Vision of Literacy for the Adolescent Learner -- Components of Adolescent Literacy -- The Adolescent -- Practice and Research -- Critical Literacy -- Practice and Research -- Metacognition -- Practice and Research -- Questioning -- Practice and Research -- Strategy -- Practice and Research -- Voice and Identity -- Practice and Research -- How to Use This Guide -- Subject-Specific Collaborative Inquiry Team -- Interdisciplinary Collaborative Inquiry Team -- School Improvement Planning Team -- Coaches Working with Teachers -- At a Glance -- Appendix A - School Effectiveness Framework Connections -- Appendix B - Curriculum Connections -- Appendix C - Learning Skills and Work Habits Connections-- Appendix D - Ministry Resources Related to the Components -- References.