Why?

Why Literacy Strategies Matter

Providing strategies students can use independently has a powerful impact on learning:
 * They provide “how to” tools that help students comprehend and think about text
 * They are easy to teach and easy to use, yet they have incredibly powerful results
 * They provide a gateway between “learning to read” and being assigned tasks that require “reading to learn”
 * They provide support, encouragement, and hope to struggling readers who often think they cannot learn
 * They deepen student thinking about content
 * They help students “learn to learn” on their own