AdLit.org: What about The Older Ones?

At my library, we host a literacy play group every Friday. Its a time for kids to learn literacy skills in a fun environment, and a chance for moms and dads to relax while their children play. Its kind of like a play date at the library.

The program has been well attended, and kids learning about reading while they play is really cool to watch. Early literacy is something that many libraries support and work into every program that they have. Something on the same token, but that still doesn't get as much notice, is adolescent literacy.

Turns out that we focus on teaching kids how to read in grades k-3, but then we start to focus on having kids read to learn. For adolescent readers that might struggle a little bit, this shift causes them some problems.

This situation is something I didn't really think about until I looked up AdLit.org. This is a website filled with useful research, videos, podcasts, articles, and information to equip educators and parents to help adolescent readers have the literacy skills they need.

The site also includes information on getting ready for college and several reading lists. Even though I wasn't familiar with the site until recently, I'm definitely going to start checking it out.