A Guide To Teaching Literacy Across The Curriculum

A guide to teaching literacy across the curriculum

What does it mean to teach literacy across the curriculum? How important is teaching literacy in all content areas? As educators, we know that literacy is key to students’ success both in the classroom and beyond. But, how do we build literacy skills? And whose job is it to teach literacy, anyway?  While you might think of literacy as a function of the Language Arts classroom, the truth is reading comprehension plays a key role in every subject area. Processing texts, understanding their meaning, and applying background knowledge in new contexts are all fundamental skills that can be developed and…

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