6-12 Disciplinary Literacy

Essential Instructional Practices for Disciplinary Literacy in the Secondary Classroom: Grades 6 to 12

Our students learn the foundations of literacy throughout their elementary school years. As students continue to develop their skills through middle school and high school, literacy instruction must also help them meet increasingly complex subject area demands. These demands include developing critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills specific to each discipline.

Expert research suggests that 10 sets of practices outlined in this document can have a positive impact on both literacy development and conceptual learning of content. The consistent use of these practices in every Michigan classroom can make a measurable, positive difference in student learning and improve the state’s literacy achievement.

Visit www.literacyessentials.org for more information

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Equity-Based Disciplinary Literacies (EBDL)

A new collaborative for educators focused on creating disciplinary literacy instruction that is culturally responsive, equity-driven, and identity-affirming for themselves and for their students. 

Throughout this school year, we built our foundational understandings of equity and literacy through the creation of our own personal syllabus that included relevant readings from our field, interviews with community members, and experts in the disciplines. You design your learning path; we help you get there.

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