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Growing Literacy in
Math and Science
Shanelle Bice
Strengthening Literacy
American College of Education
17 December 2014
Literacy is impacting these subjects in a previously unthought of way. Students cannot show their knowledge
if they do not understand what is being asked of them.
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Research to Guide Instruction
Math
Emergent
Meets
13%
Approaching
Exceeds
11%
25%
51%
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Lesson Plan for ELA to Support
Math and Science
Lesson
Overview:
Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing
whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient;
recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
Objectives/
Materials,
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Procedures - Vocabulary
The
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Procedures Modeling
After
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Procedures - Annotation
The
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Finishing up
The ability to teach another student how to break down a word problem or lab
instructions the Language Arts classroom
The ability to break down a math problem and complete it using the corrects
processes Math classroom
The ability to annotate and follow lab directions correctly and defend the
findings Science classroom
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References
Kenney, J.M., Handewicz, E., Heuer, L., Metsisto, D. and Tuttle, C.L. (2005). Reading in the
Mathematics
Classroom. In, Literacy Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction.
Retrieved from:http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/105137/chapters/Reading-in-theMathematics-Classroom.aspx
Matheny, K. (2009, February). Addressing Literacy in the Science and Mathematics Classroom.
Adolecent Literacy in Perspective. (pp.17 21). Retrieved from: http://ohiorc.org
/orc_documents/ORC/ Adlit/InPerspective/2009-02/in_perspective_2009-02.pdf
Nevada Department of Education. (2014). State report card. Retrieved from http://
www.nevadareportcard.com/PDF/2014/18423.E.pdf
Sedita, J. (2011). Adolescent Literacy Addressing the Needs of Students in Grades 412.
Retrieved December 3, 2014, from http://www.keystoliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/
08/ Adolescent-Literacy-addressing-the-needs-of-students.pdf