What does a student's day actually feel like when everything around them is disconnected? Different teachers, different routines, different language, different expectations — class after class after class. For older striving readers already carrying years of compounding gaps, that disconnection isn't just frustrating… it's a barrier.

This week, we're joined by Kate Crist, founder of Education 4500 and member of the steering committee for the Project for Adolescent Literacy. In this episode, Kate and Louise discuss concrete strategies to transform literacy instruction for middle and high school students. We dig into:

• What coherence really means for secondary literacy

• How to connect intervention with core instruction so the two are actually working together

• What disciplinary literacy looks like across every content area

• What it means to graduate every student literate

• School culture vs. structure – and which to prioritize to see real change

Resources: Education 4500, IES Practice Guide for grades 4-9, Project for Adolescent Literacy (PAL)