This chapter will examine the role of multimodal texts to support students' disciplinary
learning. Disciplinary literacy is based on a premise of access to advanced ways of thinking …

We begin this chapter with a group of teachers and administrators who are discussing a
selection from Gloria Anzaldua's book Borderlands/La frontera: The New Mestiza (1987), a …

This chapter discusses the concept of disciplinary literacy, which has the potential to help
students bridge the gap between high school and college or work. It summarizes research …

Educators, reading specialists, administrators, and researchers are considering how
implementing disciplinary literacy strategies into the content areas can impact student …

Classroom discourse plays an important role in shaping how students learn science in the
classroom. Past research has examined how content area teachers use a variety of generic …

The authors explore foundational ideas of disciplinary literacy and articulate a research‐
based heuristic for teaching disciplinary literacy in English language arts: generating …

" Investigating Disciplinary Literacy" provides practical, research-based guidance for
teachers seeking to strengthen students' reading, writing, and communication skills in …

This department explores the concept of disciplinary literacy—the conceptual
understandings and ways of reading, thinking, and writing involved in critiquing and …

To develop strong disciplinary literacy skills, middle and high school students need to
engage with diverse types of challenging texts in every content area. This book provides a …

Disciplinary literacy is defined here as the ability to engage in social, semiotic, and cognitive
practices consistent with those of content experts. Characterizing literacy development as a …