Middle-Level Reading Academy

Improve Literacy and Comprehension in Content Area Classrooms

The Professional Growth Academy for Middle-Level Reading helps teachers improve student performance across the curriculum through effective strategies to assess and promote literacy growth and content mastery.

The Professional Growth Academy from Pearson is a perfect fit for school districts that need to provide teachers with practical, quality professional development – aligned to district-specific needs – but don’t have all the in-house resources for a complete implementation.

The Middle-Level Reading Academy provides 29 weeks of facilitated online learning and practical application to help teachers enhance student literacy and improve comprehension in content area classrooms.

A Connected Curriculum

Pearson’s Middle-Level Reading Academy features three 7-week modules that help teachers learn and apply strategies to improve literacy and comprehension within content area classrooms, including:

Assessment practices for screening and diagnosing reading challenges in content area classrooms
Instructional strategies to promote engaged reading and comprehension of content-specific materials
Interweaving the teaching of reading within the teaching of content

Practical Application

Woven throughout the 29-week Academy is an action research project that promotes the practical application of learning in participants’ classrooms. The action research project is specified by you to address current district needs and individual teacher responsibilities.

The Middle-Level Reading Academy helps teachers:

Implement effective reading assessments to plan and improve instruction for diverse learners
Apply principles that promote engaged reading and comprehension within content area classrooms
Improve student literacy related to content area reading materials