This Is Disciplinary Literacy

Reading, Writing, Thinking, and Doing . . . Content Area by Content Area

Think you understand Disciplinary Literacy? Think again.

In this important reference, content teachers and other educators explore why students need to understand how historians, novelists, mathematicians, and scientists use literacy in their respective fields. ReLeah shows how to teach students to:

• Evaluate and question evidence (Science)
• Compare sources and interpret events (History)
• Favor accuracy over elaboration (Math)
• Attune to voice and fi gurative language (ELA)

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