Literacy in the Disciplines A Teacher&39s Guide for Grades 5-12 [Hardcover]

This book gives all teachers in grades 5-12 practical strategies for building the unique literacy skills that students need for success in their respective subject areas. Drawing from interviews with leading educators and professionals in science, mathematics, history, the arts, and other disciplines, the authors explain what disciplinary literacy is and discuss ways to teach close reading of complex texts, discipline-specific argumentation skills, academic vocabulary, the use of multimodal tools and graphic organizers, and more. User-friendly features include classroom materials, lesson plans, practice activities, and recommended online teaching videos. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the book's 20 reproducible forms in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

"These days teachers are often told of the importance of reading like historians, scientists, literary critics, and so on. And yet, these admonitions rarely are accompanied by any explanation of how to support this kind of reading in a classroom. Wolsey and Lapp fill this breach admirably with this very practical guide on the teaching of disciplinary literacy."--Timothy Shanahan, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Chicago

"ReadingLiteracy in the Disciplinesis like transforming from 20/50 to 20/20 vision. The engaging visuals, lively interviews, and imaginative activities provide teachers with a uniquely appetizing reading experience. Like literacy instruction at its most engaging and effective, the book inspires teachers to ask questions as we construct meaning and explore the rich landscape of disciplinary literacies--from music and medicine to finance and the outdoors. The only danger in perusing this book is that it may leave your bag of teaching tricks overflowing with possibilities."--Patrick Ganz, MAT, English teacher, Portsmouth High Schl“,