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Academic Literacy : A Statement of Competencies
Expected of Students Entering California's Public
Colleges and Universitites.
http://www.asccc.org/Publications/Papers/AcademicLiteracy/main.htm

Significant quotes:
"This is the official recommentations to the K-12 sector, to students and their parents, to teachers and administrators, and to public policy makers."
"Teaching the processes of Learning."
"All emements of academic literacy - reading, writing, listening, speaking, critical thinking, use of technology, and habits of mind that foster academic success - are expected of entering freshmen across all college disciplines. These competencies should be learned IN the content areas in high school. It is therefore, an institutional obligation to teach them."
"We recommend imaginative and practical professional development as a central component of improving literacy education."
"The lack of analytical reading skills contributes to students' lack of success in courses."
"Reading is generally not formally taught after a certain point in students' K-12 education."
"Teachers in all disciplines must help students develop effective critical reading strategies."