Literacy in the Content Area

Purpose of Today Today I want to help you… ● Understand the role you play with literacy in the content area ● Locate some resources you can use in your classroom ● Create a system for you to implement literacy in the content area (graphic organizers) and ways to assess the learning

What is “doing” literacy?

The Role YOU Play…

And, if the research isn’t enough, Iowa Core Mandates that you do in the Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. “If we develop people who can read and write well, but aren’t inclined to do so, what will we have really accomplished?” -Nell Duke

Resources Textbooks- Look at each section as a “chapter” Magazines - Library, Group Subscription, On-line ● Educational Sources - Scholastic, National Geographic Scholastic ● Books- Historical Fiction, Biographies……. ● Reading Passages- look to colleagues Login: 50511aea Password: plaea8

Create a System Brad Niebling- “All of this is making sure the Iowa Core is implemented and students are learning the Iowa Core.” ● Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers

Authentic Tasks Wiggins & McTighe claim the long- term purpose in schooling is transfer. Transfer is defined as: “to equip learners to take what they have learned and use it outside school” Basically, apply what they know to effectively address realistic issues and problems.

Authentic Tasks - Examples of Tasks Examples of Tasks -G.R.A.S.P.S G oal: The student’s aim in the scenario R ole: What role should students play in scenario? A udience: Who do students need to address? S ituation: Context for task performance P roduct/Performance : Evidence of understanding

Challenge for you… Look for a resource you could use in your next unit that would naturally incorporate literacy. Use a “literacy focused” graphic organizer. Create a performance task for your students using the GRASPs framework that ties it all together.