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. ReLeah 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)

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	232
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Corwin Publishers
Fecha de Publicación	2015-10-01
Dimensiones	9.0" x 7.3" x 0.6" pulgadas
Serie	Corwin Literacy
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	Si

Lent, Releah Cossett

ReLeah Cossett Lent is an international consultant known for speaking, writing, and providing workshops on various topics ranging from literacy to leadership teams. She was previously a middle and high school English, Social Studies, and Journalism teacher before becoming a founding member of a state-wide literacy project at the University of Central Florida. There, she contributed to developing Florida′s Reading Endorsement courses and coordinated literacy leadership teams statewide. Her most impactful work stems from multi-day residencies in schools, districts, and consortiums, where she has created numerous professional learning initiatives with positive results in student achievement and teacher leadership. An advocate for student ownership and active learning, ReLeah emphasizes powerful collective efficacy as teacher teams engage in problem solving. She has been recognized with several awards, including intellectual freedom awards from the National Council of Teachers of English and The American Library Association, the PEN First Amendment Award, and the Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE) President′s Award for her "significant contributions to the teachings of English in State of Florida."