Some Thought-Provoking Nuggets:
“The dynamic nature of literacy encompasses more
than the ability to read and write…
Literacy has come to represent a synthesis of language,
thinking, and contextual practices through which
People make and communicate meaning…
The more society evolves, the more complex and
multi-dimensional the concept of literacy becomes.”
Vacca and Vacca, 2008)
Helping students to think and learn with all kinds of text is an important responsibility of the content area teacher.
Teachers need to help students “learn how to learn”.
Engage students in thinking processes by which they learn the content.
Research shows that students who actively engage in learning activites and respond to higher order thinking questions out-perform their peers.
It is important that the teacher organise instruction around students’ prior knowledge.
To become literate in a content area, students must understand how to use reading, writing, talking, and viewing to learn.
More time for literacy does not mean less time for learning other subject matter.
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