TFA: Literacy II (P-6)- Materials and Instruction for Reading (Master Course)  

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Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Materials and instruction for reading. Baltimore, MD: Author. 

Content Literacy

  • “Content Literacy”
    Dr. Douglas Hartman discusses the need for disciplinary pedagogy, differentiating literacy instruction for different subject areas. He offers several ideas and examples.
     
  • “Why Teach Reading in Content Classrooms”
    Dr. Richard Vacca explains why every middle- and secondary-level teacher is a teacher of reading.
     
  • “Content Area Vocabulary”
    Dr. Richard Vacca engages a group of teachers in a humorous activity to emphasize the importance of teaching content-area vocabulary.
     
  • “Early Literacy in the Content Areas”
    Sue Bredekamp discusses the importance of teaching literacy across content areas.

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