Teaching Literacy

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Literacy Across Content Areas In our schools today, literacy should not just be a task for the English or Reading teacher. Instead, literacy should be a shared venture by all teachers within all content areas. Teaching literacy in all content areas is important because a teacher with a solid understanding of teaching literacy in his/her content area will tremendously help all students achieve greater success on class assignments and standardized assessments. There are three main points that surround the idea of teaching literacy in all content areas. Teachers need the necessary skills and knowledge to teach literacy, once the necessary skills and knowledge are gained then there is justification for teaching literacy across content areas, and …show more content…

Literacy is an on-going skill that teachers and students alike should commonly study and practice in all grades. Problems faced by teachers, especially teachers in higher grades, are not having the skills to be effective teachers of literacy. To effectively teach literacy across content areas, a teacher would need skills such as knowledge of the reading process and the ability to cultivate the knowledge gained in order to make informed decisions within their classrooms (Clary, Oglan, Styslinger, …show more content…

A firm grasp of literacy is needed in order for students to experience success from the standards. In addition to students needing literacy skills to experience success from the CCSS, it is as equally important for teachers to make sure that their lessons are aligned with the CCSS. Teachers are permitted to use a variety of methods to ensure that their lessons align with the standards. This autonomy is important for teachers in order for each child to have their individual needs met. Thus, allowing all students the opportunity of achieving success with the CCSS. In line with the National Institute for Literacy (2007), adolescent 's today will read and write more than any other time in human history. This substantial increase in reading and writing clearly suggests the need for literacy across the board and not just select subjects. Being that the CCSS is designed for use with all subject areas, it is a forgone conclusion that teachers should incorporate the CCSS within their

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