The Power of Words

Abstract

Narrative GUIDING QUESTIONS: How can we engage students with reading strategies and show them how to apply them to complex texts to improve reading comprehension? How can we improve students’ expository and argumentative essay writing skills? This power of literacy proposal aims to provide more reading and writing instructional practices to improve students’ reading comprehension and to sharpen their writing skills. Many of our high school students and first year college students need intensive instruction in how to improve reading comprehension. In order to prepare them for college and careers they need more class time focusing on skills to nurture their reading and writing capacities.