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Literacy in the Disciplines

A Teacher's Guide for Grades 5-12
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This book gives all teachers in grades 5-12 practical strategies for building the unique literacy skills that students need for success in their respective subject areas. Drawing from interviews with leading educators and professionals in science, mathematics, history, the arts, and other disciplines, the authors explain what disciplinary literacy is and discuss ways to teach close reading of complex texts, discipline-specific argumentation skills, academic vocabulary, the use of multimodal tools and graphic organizers, and more. User-friendly features include classroom materials, lesson plans, practice activities, and recommended online teaching videos. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the book's 20 reproducible forms in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
I. The Literacy of the Disciplines 1. What Is Disciplinary Literacy? 2. What Are the Literacy Demands of Experts in the Disciplines?: Talking with Scientists, Historians, Mathematicians, Authors of Fiction, Musicians, Artists, Athletes, and Technical Experts II. Literacy Instruction in the Disciplines 3. Saying It Well: Instruction That Supports Academic Language Development in the Disciplines 4. Choosing the Right Words: Instruction That Supports Academic Vocabulary Use in the Disciplines 5. Arguing It Well: Instruction That Supports Communication in the Disciplines 6. Reading It Carefully: Instruction That Supports Reading in the Disciplines 7. Reading It Closely: Instruction That Supports Close Reading in the Disciplines 8. Writing It Down: Instruction That Supports Writing in the Disciplines III. Routines That Support Learning in the Disciplines 9. Organizing It Well: Using Graphic Organizers in the Disciplines 10. Presenting It Well: Using Multimodal Tools in the Disciplines 11. Conclusion: Looking Forward
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