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Content matters : a disciplinary literacy approach to improving student learning /

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An authoritative guide for improving teaching, learning, and literacy in content area classrooms. This book introduces teachers to the Disciplinary Literacy instructional framework developed by the Institute for Learning, University of Pittsburgh. Grounded in the Principles of Learning developed by...

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Other Authors: McConachie, Stephanie M., 1946-, Petrosky, Tony, Resnick, Lauren B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2010]
Series:Jossey-Bass education series.
Wiley Online Library.
Subjects:
Language arts > Correlation with content subjects.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Engaging Content Teachers in Literacy Development / Stephanie M McConachie, Anthony R Petrosky
  • Disciplinary Literacy: A Principle-Based Framework / Stephanie M McConachie
  • Disciplinary Literacy in the History Classroom / Anita K Ravi
  • Disciplinary Literacy in the Mathematics Classroom / Victoria L Bill, Idorenyin Jamar
  • Disciplinary Literacy in the Science Classroom / Samuel A Spiegel, Jody Bintz, Joseph A Taylor, Nancy M Landes, Deborah L Jordan
  • Disciplinary Literacy in the English Language Arts Classroom / Anthony R Petrosky, Stephanie M McConachie, Vivian Mihalakis
  • Embedding Disciplinary Literacy: Leadership and Professional Learning / Stephanie M McConachie, Rosita E Apodaca
  • Appendix A: Disciplinary Literacy Design Principles by Core Academic Area
  • Appendix B: Disciplinary Literacy Observation Protocol
  • Appendix C: Selected Disciplinary Literacy Tools
  • References
  • Index.