SLSN

Secondary Literacy Support Network: Improving literacy in schools with low-performing middle and high school students


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What is SLSN?

WestEd's Secondary Literacy Support Network (SLSN) boosts reading and literacy levels for middle and high school students. Through first analyzing school data, then creating a literacy plan specifically suited to the school's environment, SLSN helps to quickly advance students to higher reading levels - and ensure that higher performance continues in the future.

How SLSN Helps You

SLSN's research-based approach works with you every step of the way to bring low-performing students up to grade level. No matter how diverse your school population, our comprehensive approach is designed to teach faculty the fundamentals of reading and literacy instruction so that all of your students will succeed. Our program includes the following services:

Identifying the Needs: Reviewing research, analyzing school literacy data, and examining strategies for effective leadership
Designing the Literacy Plan: Learning how to design the master schedule, including identifying needed components, and writing and editing literacy plans that incorporate accountability for implementation
Putting the Plan to Action: Technical assistance provided by SLSN experts in the ongoing years to help you keep your plan productive and successful

Our comprehensive program not only increases student performance in reading, it prepares your school for future literacy challenges.

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	I believe any progress or change would not have happened without the training, guidance, and support that SLSN provides. - Irene Keenan, Mt Diablo High School Read more about our clients...

The US Literacy Crisis:

We can help

Of all middle and high school students in the United States,

30% lack basic reading skills
60% struggle with comprehending texts
Less than 5% can examine, extend, and elaborate upon the meaning of textbook content

SLSN can help. Our systematic approach to teaching literacy has been proven successful in hundreds of schools throughout the nation.

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