Disciplinary Literacy in the Secondary Subjects
How reading, writing and reasoning differ in mathematics, science, English and social studies, and how to teach them.
EDSE-310 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Secondary Education
Course content
- 1What disciplinary literacy isComing
- 2Reading like a historianComing
- 3Reading like a scientistComing
- 4Reading and writing mathematicsComing
- 5Reading literature criticallyComing
- 6Academic vocabulary across subjectsComing
- 7Writing arguments with evidenceComing
- 8Writing lab reports and technical textComing
- 9Discussion in the disciplinesComing
- 10Supporting struggling adolescent readersComing
- 11Multimodal and digital textsComing
- 12Case study: a cross-subject literacy planComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How reading, writing and reasoning differ in mathematics, science, English and social studies, and how to teach them.
Part of the Education stream, typically taken in year 3.