Lesson 2.4: Planning for Disciplinary Literacy in Your Classroom

Module 2: A Deeper Look at Purposeful Reading

Lessons are designed for educators wishing to increase their understanding of disciplinary literacy at their own pace.

Lesson 2.4: Planning for Purposeful Reading in Your Classroom

Task 1: Consider a recent lesson in your classroom.

How did purposeful reading play a role in your instruction?
What might have been some missed opportunities for purposeful reading to support student learning of the content?

Task 2: Consider an upcoming lesson in your classroom.

How might you incorporate purposeful reading strategies into the lesson to support student understanding of the content?
What strategy or strategies might you use before students read to prepare them with a purpose for reading?
What strategy or strategies might you use during the reading to support students as they make connections and monitor their understanding?
What strategy or strategies might you use after the reading to allow students to summarize, question, or reflect on the text?