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Selecting Texts for Disciplinary Literacy Instruction
Author(s) -
Colwell Jamie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1762
Subject(s) - discipline , literacy , selection (genetic algorithm) , variety (cybernetics) , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , critical literacy , resource (disambiguation) , information literacy , sociology , computer science , artificial intelligence , social science , computer network
The author focuses on selecting texts for disciplinary literacy instruction in elementary grades. Disciplinary literacy instruction is a promising approach to engage students in socially and culturally relevant learning, and the selection of a variety of informational texts is important to planning this type of instruction. Currently, most resources on selecting socially and culturally relevant texts pertain to fiction texts in the discipline of English. Yet, informational texts are critical to learning in all disciplines and must be considered when planning for relevant literacy instruction. The Disciplinary Text Selection Table and examples of its use are presented as a resource for teachers to use in planning for disciplinary literacy in elementary grades.