What are some obstacles you’ve seen with your struggling readers when reading in your class?

Week 1 Discussion: Introductions & The Importance of Content Literacy

Using an example from Altieri – Chapter 1 and evidence from your personal experience as a student, explain why is it important to focus on disciplinary literacy skills in social studies? (Make it sound personal)

What are some obstacles you’ve seen with your struggling readers when reading in your class? What is a strategy from Ogle, Klemp, and McBride – Chapter 1 that might be used to better support these students?

Source:

Altieri, Jennifer L. Content Counts!: Developing Disciplinary Literacy Skills, K-6. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 2011.

Ogle, Donna, et al. Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking. Alexandria: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD), 2007.