These days, STEM-related topics seem to dominate the discussions among innovators in education, but a growing movement exists to add Arts to STEM so that it becomes STEAM. After all, without the arts, including English/language arts and reading, there is no outlet for science, technology, engineering, or math. Moreover, LTF Training and materials for Pre-AP and AP English teachers incorporate texts from subject areas outside of language arts. This promotes student discussion, analysis, and the synthesis of ideas across disciplines—and prepares students for the rigor of AP English classes in high school and, subsequently, advanced English classes in college.
During LTF English Training, strategies for teaching analytical reading and writing skills are demonstrated and modeled, weaving close reading, grammar, and composition together in interactive lessons that utilize selections from imaginative literature, nonfiction texts, and visual texts. Training also includes best practices in student journaling, pre-writing, composition, and revision and provides suggestions for student-generated technology extensions. LTF English Training enables Pre-AP and AP teachers to add depth to their existing language arts curricula and encourages middle school and high school students to strive for a deeper, more comprehensive understanding of English language and literature.
LTF English Training, which integrates critical strands from AP English Language and AP English Literature, meets the English
Common Core Standards for the following areas:
- Reading: Literature
- Reading: Informational Texts
- Writing
- Speaking and Listening
- Language
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To learn more about LTF English Training, please email Doris Rutherford, English Director, at
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