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To keep the connection with your students as they get older, NCTE article believes that the parents should do simple things like starting conversations when the student doesn't, connect with things they are interested in, and be involved. NCTE is an advocate for personal connection, therefore, parent and family support should be very personal if possible.

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Parent and family involvement and support is always recommended for a student to grow in their learning. With the ILA, the belief that students should receive the learning they deserve also deals with their home life. If they have these materials and success at school, it should be reciprocated at

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Recommendations for effective literacy instruction for parents and family given by the LRA include creating environments at home rich in technology, increase student engagement through social interaction and providing clear goals and feedback from reading.

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TESOL provides a "Community and Family Toolkit" for parents and families to be engaged in their student's learning. This toolkit mentions they believe "the family makes critical contributions
to student achievement from
preschool through high school. A
home environment that encourages
learning is more important to student
achievement than income, education
level, or cultural background."

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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As the ESOL students become older, these practices can still be effective in their development of reading and literacy. Allowing the student to feel comfortable in their classroom and learning is most important, therefore, however much instruction needed used with their culture they are comfortable should be used.

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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The ILA believes adolescent literacy learners deserve teachers who provide a variety of literacy strategies, a diverse culture, a variety of print and nonprint materials, and assessments to highlight their strengths. As students get into adolescence, the amount of support they need in their learning is recommended but not as direct as beginner learners.

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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The LRA believes adolescent literacy is most effective when the students have appropriate background knowledge of the topic, proper instruction for their literacy level is given, and use of the internet to teach about how writers display their ideas.

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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Adolescent Literacy / Reading Instruction

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NCTE believes literacy is not only reading, but also writing and intellectual practices used by the student. By the older elementary grades, students should have learned basic reading and writing processes. However, they are not fully developed in their learning for is it ongoing. As they get older, adolescents gain more knowledge engaging in a variety of different challenging reading and writing tasks.

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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The ILA believes instruction across the school year in one grade level allows students to read at a variety of levels, therefore, their literacy abilities need to grow. Teachers should provide proper scaffolding and support for growth to happen. To create foundational literacy skills, teaching all aspects of the English Language Arts should take place.

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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The LRA found it most effective in the student's literacy and reading learning to use these methods; phonemic awareness instruction, systematic phonics instruction, guided oral reading, and computer technology. All of these methods were found in the NRP report that had major effect on the student's learning.

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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NCTE believes in order to obtain all of the benefits of literacy, schools need to provide students with access to literacy materials the student is interested in, effective teachers, and enough time to grow in their learning.

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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Beginning Literacy/ Reading Instruction stance

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TESOL believes a strong and solid early education is critical for a student's long term academic success. To make literacy programs effective for young students, a few features can be followed. Allowing the student's development in language and literacy to be supported by their native language can be utilized. Also, having the instruction and materials being culturally and developmentally appropriate can be very effective in the student's achievement.

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Dues: $50 a year or $25 for students
Benefits: Free webinars, scholarly articles, online events, conventions, lesson plans, council chronicle, journal archives

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Dues:
- Regular membership ($54)
- Online membership ($44)
- Student membership ($39)
- Retired membership ($39)
- Developing economy membership (Free)
Benefits: Literacy Today, ILA bridges, ILA essentials, conferences, Children's Literacy Day

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Dues:
- Professional member ($150)
- Emeritus member ($115)
- Second Family member ($100)
- Student member ($50)
Benefits: Subscription to "Journal of Literacy Research", copy of "Theory, Method, Practice", voting privilages within organization, access to LRA list

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1 year of membership:
- Professional ($98)
- Lower income professional ($65)
- New professional ($60)
- Global professional ($35)
Benefits: Virtual Seminars, online courses, symposiums, TESOL academics

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A worldwide advocate for excellence in literacy instruction, and actively participates in advancing thought in learning.

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Promotes research that enriches the knowledge and development of literacy in a multicultural and multi-lingual world.

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The mission is to improve the teaching and learning of English and language arts at all levels of education.

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The purpose of TESOL is to guide you to learn the techniques needed to teach english to speakers of other languages throughout the US and abroad.

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National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

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National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)