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Explore the following links to other literacy sites found online:

Edugains (Ontario Ministry of Education site)
Explore this site for all sorts of subject specific support. The resources here have been developed by the Ministry of Education with a focus on student and teacher learning. Below are just a few examples of units developed to support the authentic use of literacy skills and strategies across the curriculum. www.edugains.ca



Edugains Adolescent Literacy Guide
This guide provides a variety of resources to support adolescent literacy development. Check out the research provided on adolescent development and the learning environments that support adolescents as well as research and support on 5 critical areas to address in your literacy program. Use the search engine on the edugains site to get direct access to a pdf version of all the materials currently available.



Edugains ALERT articles:
Adolescent Literacy: Engaging Research and Teaching articles support various components of adolescent literacy and are released every few months.
 * "Making room for..." articles provides quick, practical research, information and strategies on a specific topic.
 * "Necessary for some" articles takes a case study approach to an issue in our classrooms.

Use the following link to access ALERTs released so far: [|http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/literacy2/adolescent/additionalresources.html#alert1] 1. Making room for ... talking to learn 2. Making room for... students to pose and pursue questions 3. Necessary for some: How to help students who struggle with reading

Edugains Gr. 8 Water Systems Unit
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Edugains Gr. 7 Music "I Got the Blues" Unit
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Edugains Gr. 8 Visual Arts "My Comic World" Unit
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Think Literacy Documents
explore the link below to view an online version of "Think Literacy: Cross-curricular Approaches, gr. 7 - 12" as well as guides to support the teaching of media literacy, critical literacy, metacognition, and listening skills. []

Other Wikis of Interest
explore the science and literacy connections and resources developed with gr. 7 to 12 Dufferin Peel teachers in our Science Literacy Networks. http://dpcdsb-ssc.wikispaces.com/ explore the English Language Arts network website and wiki www.elan.on.ca explore literacy resources for grade 9 to 12 teachers in Dufferin Peel http://dpsecondaryliteracy.wikispaces.com