You are the reading/literacy specialist at a secondary school. After your recent work with a content area teacher designing lesson plans to develop reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and critical thinking, you believe there is a school wide need to design and promote an integrated, comprehensive, and balanced literacy curriculum.

Develop a 500-750 word proposal for your principal that details your recommendations for a school wide implementation of cross-curricular instruction to support literacy.

Address the following:

Explain how you will collaborate with the staff to emphasize the necessity to design and promote an integrated, comprehensive, and balanced literacy curriculum.

Create a rationale for the need of a school wide initiative, including the benefits of cross-curricular instruction for staff and students. Include the importance of supporting diverse student populations.

Describe your plan for implementation, including a timeline for professional development with a brief description of each training.
Justify the development of literacy curricula that integrates equity and diversity.