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“Make every teacher ateacher of literacy”
Teaching Disciplinary & Content Area Literacy
Maria Kovacs & Ariana-Stanca Văcărețu, ALSDGC România20th European Conference on Literacy in Madrid, 3–6 July 2017
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• What has been done in the area of
CAL/ DL in Romania?• Initial teacher education – RWCT for ITE, RWCT
for HE
• Continuous professional development
• Where to next? How?
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R&W in Initial Teacher Education• Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking for
ITE (since 2000)
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Focus on R&W/ Literacy in ContinuousProfessional Development (CPD) (1)
• Reading for Understanding (IRA) (1997-
8)
• Reading and Writing for Critical
Thinking (1998-2006)
• Critical Thinking. Active Learning (CTAL)
(accredited by Romanian MoE, 2006-
2009; 2011-2014)
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CTAL - Structure
CT & reading 15 h
Action research 15 h
Cooperative learning for CT 15 h
Lesson planning for CT 14 h
CT & writing 14 h
Assessment 14 h
Final evaluation 2 h
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CTAL - Resources
Thinking Classroom
Scoala reflexiva
Original RWCT
guidebooks
Lesson plans for
CT
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Focus on R&W in CPD (2)
BaCuLit courses:
• Cross-curricular reading skills –Arad, Olt, Brasov Teacher Training Houses
• Reading to learn – AsociatiaFilocalia/ Asociatia Romana de Literatie
(Vacaretu, 2016: Pool of Concepts and Course Materials in Romanian about Content Area Literacy Training for Secondary Teachers)
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Where to next? How?
- Initial teacher education – reforming efforts
- Educated Romania – public debates, including on the topic of (il)literacy
- Functional (il)literacy – buzz-term in Romania;
- ALSDGC Romania: BleTeach, IRWVET
What is your country’s experience re. focusing ITE on how to develop students’ literacy skills?
