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Teaching Dilemmas and Solutions in Content-Area Literacy, Grades 6-12
Edited by:
- Peter Smagorinsky - University of Georgia, USA
Other Titles in:
Literacy, K-12 | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Secondary Schools
Literacy, K-12 | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Secondary Schools
October 2014 | 184 pages | Corwin
Middle and high school students must become proficient readers and writers to successfully meet the requirements of the secondary curricula and be adequately prepared for college, employment, and citizenship. Literacy Across the Curriculum is a guide for educators who are concerned with how students experience literacy instruction across the secondary school curriculum and need strategies for raising student performance levels. Each chapter of this edited volume is co-authored by a professor and classroom teacher within a particular academic discipline, and provides a set of 4 or 5 provocative scenarios to illuminate the decisions teachers need to make in order to successfully incorporate literacy instruction within that content area.
Peter Smagorinsky
Introduction
About This Book
How This Book is Organized
How to Use this Book
What Does it Meant to be Literate?
Content-Area Literacy
Implications for Practice
Policy Recommendations
Peter Smagorinsky and Joseph M. Flanagan
Chapter 1. Literacy in the English/Language Arts Classroom
Changing Conceptions of Literacy
The Growing Debate Regarding What Students Should Be Reading
The Transformation of Instructional Strategies for English Language Arts
Forging a Path for Literacy Instruction
Scenarios
Scenario 1: Language Proficiency as Literacy
Scenario 2: The Literature Strand of the Language Arts Curriculum
Scenario 3: The Writing Strand of the Language Arts Curriculum
Scenario 4: Promoting Literacy Through the Use of a Variety of Textual Forms
Scenario 5: Developing Literacy in a Technical Age
Chauncey Monte-Sano and Denise Miles
Chapter 2. Toward Disciplinary Reading and Writing in History
Understanding the Discipline
What Is the Role of Literacy in History?
Reading History
Writing History
Practices That Help Students Write Historical Arguments
Scenarios
Scenario 1: When Reading Is a Struggle
Scenario 2: Shifting the Focus in History Class to Embrace the Common Core
Scenario 3: Transitioning From Writing Summary to Argument
Scenario 4: Helping Students Use and Select “Good” Evidence
Scenario 5: Balancing the Coverage Mandate With Historical Inquiry
Kok-Sing Tang, Stephen C. Tighe, and Elizabeth Birr Moje
Chapter 3. Literacy in the Science Classroom
What Is Science Literacy and Why Does It Matter?
Learning Science Literacy
Scenarios
Scenario 1: Engaged in Reading of Complex Text in the Service of Inquiry
Scenario 2: Integrating Content Instruction and Disciplinary Literacy Standards in Science
Scenario 3: Foregrounding Multimodal Literacy Practices in Concept Learning
Scenario 4: Connecting Hands-On Experiences With Textual Practices
Linda Hutchison and Jennifer Edelman
Chapter 4. Literacy in the Mathematics Classroom
Texts, Mathematics, and Content Area Literacy
Writing and Content Area Literacy in Mathematics
Reading and Content Area Literacy in Mathematics
Literacy in Mathematics: More Than Vocabulary
Problem-Solving Literacy
Numerical Literacy
Number Line Literacy
Spatial Literacy in Mathematics
Graphing Literacy
Statistical Literacy
Models/Modeling Using Symbols
Technology
Proof
Scenarios
Scenario 1: A Learning Community
Scenario 2: Extended Responses on Standardized Tests
Scenario 3: Geometry and Technology—Why Do We Do Proofs?
Scenario 4: Evidence of Content-Area Literacy Practices
Karinna Riddett-Moore and Richard Siegesmund
Chapter 5. The Visual Space of Literacy in Art Education
Dewey’s Vision of Art Education
From Perception to the Aesthetics of Care
The Challenges and Possibilities of Visual Literacy
Scenarios
Scenario 1: The Pieta Is a Love Letter
Scenario 2: PostSecret: Finding Narrative in Image and Text
Scenario 3: Doodles Can Mean Something
Scenario 4: Shifting Control: Teaching White Girl to Dance
Scenario 5: A Literacy of Listening: Relational Aesthetics
Katherine D. Strand and Gus Weltsek
Chapter 6. Music and Drama Literacies
Music Literacy
Aural Discrimination and Reading Music
Alternate Musical Literacies
Scenario
Scenario 1: Musical Literacy With Informal Learning Practices
Drama Literacy
Why and How Does Drama Work?
Scenario
Scenario 1: Infused Drama Theatre Education Strategies as Multimodal Transmediated Literacy Practices
Decided to use Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas (2nd ed.) by Sejnost & Thiese.
Secondary Education Dept, Edinboro Univ Of Pennsylvania
January 30, 2015