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Content Literacy: Teaching Comprehension Strategies Across the Curriculum
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Presented by Stephanie Harvey, Teacher and Co-Author; and Anne Goudvis, Teacher and Co-Author
Sponsored by Heinemann
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Content matters. Thinking matters. We teach comprehension strategies in the literacy block and also across the curriculum in science and social studies so kids can learn, understand, and remember it. Above all, comprehension is a knowledge-building activity. The more content knowledge we have, the more likely we are to grow it. Content literacy is all about how kids acquire knowledge, as well as how they make sense of it and use it in their daily lives.
When we teach content literacy, we build a foundation of thinking strategies. We teach kids to ask and address questions, infer to read between the lines, determine what’s important to remember, and synthesize big ideas within and across texts. In this way, students turn information into knowledge by thinking about it. During this edWebinar, viewers:
- Consider research-based thinking strategies for comprehending and deepening engagement with content
- Learn how students use comprehension strategies flexibly to read, write, talk, draw, view, and create in science and social studies
- Learn ways to engage students in rich talk and discussion about content
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to elementary and middle school teachers and school leaders.
About the Presenters
Steph Harvey and Anne Goudvis are the coauthors of Strategies That Work, Inquiry Illuminated, The Comprehension Toolkit series, and the Short Nonfiction for American History series. Teachers first and foremost, they work in classrooms side by side with kids supporting teachers in progressive literacy practices.
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