Content Writing Skills for College Readiness | Teaching Channel

Reading and writing are fundamental skills needed to thrive in college and in life. With a focus on disciplinary literacy in the secondary classroom, educators can invite students to engage deeply in the academic disciplines like science, history, the arts, and even math. In this course, you will learn the importance of disciplinary literacy in the acquisition of academic knowledge and explore specific strategies to enhance reading and writing in your content area. Explore the difference between content literacy and disciplinary literacy and discover how both contribute to students’ college and career readiness. Design opportunities to implement writing, analyze a content area text, create a feedback guide, and utilize mentor texts to model disciplinary thinking. You’ll leave this course with applicable strategies to teach students how to read, write, and think like an expert in the field.