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Direct linkFisher, Rick – Reading Research Quarterly, 2019
A persisting gap in the field of disciplinary literacy is lack of conceptual clarity around the term "discipline." In this theoretical article, the author explains some concerns with existing definitional imprecision and argues that genre-oriented activity theory offers a way to reconceptualize the focus of disciplinary literacy,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Literacy, Literary Genres, Academic Language
Rainey, Emily C. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2017
Despite many calls for K-12 disciplinary literacy instruction--instruction that teaches students the specialized ways of reading, writing, and reasoning of the academic disciplines--there are questions about what disciplinary literacy instruction means for the prominent school domain of English language arts. This article investigates the…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Logical Thinking, Literacy
Saul, E. Wendy; Dieckman, Donna – Reading Research Quarterly, 2005
The authors examine why calls for use of informational text in classrooms have been increasing and discuss what is meant by informational text. They then examine issues related to book choice and purpose, focusing particularly on informational trade books on topics in natural sciences and in the social world. Recommended practices that…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Reading Materials, Reading Material Selection, Educational Practices
