Disciplinary LiteracyShift # 2

(Literacy in the Content Areas)

Disciplinary Literacy

• http://media.doe.in.gov/commoncore/MajorShift2.html

“Reading in the Disciplines: The Challenge of Adolescent Literacy”

• Read and annotate the excerpt from this whitepaper = Something known L = New Learning ? = Question?? =Confusion ! =Surprising InformationR =Reminds me = Important

Disciplinary Literacy ppt.

www.shanahanonliteracy.com

Activity : Frame the Text/History• Read: Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Second Virginia Convention 1775• Annotate text• Mark vocabulary words and phrases describing aspects of the text

• What does it say?• What does it mean?• What does it matter?

• Reflection: Did it change your thinking?

• Look over Literacy Standards highlight areas addressed

Goals and Facts about Disciplinary Literacy in Science and History

• Created by Tim Shanahan

Break: 10 minutes

Academic Vocabulary

• Video: The Teaching Channel• https://www.teachingchannel.com

• www.engageny.org

“Vocabulary OUT LOUD”

• Read and discuss with a partner:

• What new learning?• What reinforces what you already know?

Vocabulary: Five Common Misconceptions

• 1. Definitions do the trick• 2. Weekly vocabulary lists are effective• 3. Teachers should teach all hard words,

especially those printed in bold or italics• 4. The study of Latin or Greek roots is too

hard for young learners• 5. Word learning can’t be funEducational Leadership June 2012 Volume 69

Tier Words

• Everyday Words

• General Academic Words

• Discipline Specific Words

Online Word Lists by Subject and Grade Level

• www.tn.gov/education

Evidence Walks

• CARDS• Red Flags/ Green Flags

Online Searches for Resources