This Is Disciplinary Literacy

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. Re Leah 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)