Integrating disciplinary literacy in secondary STEM classrooms Elena

Integrating disciplinary literacy in secondary STEM classrooms Elena M. Venegas, Ph. D. Assistant Professor, Bilingual and Literacy Studies

Agenda & learning goals By the conclusion of this workshop, attendees will be able to: • articulate a working definition of disciplinary literacy. • apply the reading comprehension strategy, QAR to a discipline specific text. • • • Disciplinary literacy & importance Comprehension strategy Vocabulary strategy Differentiation for emergent bilinguals Sheltered English Instruction

Disciplinary literacy

Disciplinary literacy “The use of reading, reasoning, investigating, speaking, and writing required to learn and form complex content knowledge appropriate to a particular discipline” (Mc. Conachie, 2010, p. 15). Mc. Conachie, S. M. (2010). “Disciplinary literacy: A principle-based framework. ” In S. M. Mc. Conachie & A. R. Petrosky (Eds. ), Content matters: A disciplinary literacy approach to improving student literacy (15 -32). San Francisco, Ca: Jossey-Bass.

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QAR: Question-Answer Relationships A reading comprehension strategy

Question-answer relationships Explicit questions Implicit questions Right There Author & You Think & Search On My Own

Question-Answer Relationships In the text In my head Source: National Behaviour Support Service. Question answer relationship (QAR): Reading and learning strategy. Retrieved from https: //www. nbss. ie/sites/default/files/publications/qar_strategy_handout. pdf

Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh Grade 6 Lexile level: AD 870 L

Question Answer Type of QAR On what basis did the school district superintendents deny students of color admission into the White schools such as Westminster school? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why did other race- and ethnically-based organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) write letters of support to the judges on the Court of Appeals? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why were Sylvia and her brothers denied admission into the Westminster school while their cousins were not? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own How has school integration affected the United States? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own

Question Answer Type of QAR On what basis did the school district superintendents deny students of color admission into the White schools such as Westminster school? The superintendent stated that the Latinx students were inferior in terms of their academics, language, and hygiene. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why did other race- and ethnically-based organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) write letters of support to the judges on the Court of Appeals? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why were Sylvia and her brothers denied admission into the Westminster school while their cousins were not? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own How has school integration affected the United States? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own

Question Answer Type of QAR On what basis did the school district superintendents deny students of color admission into the White schools such as Westminster school? The superintendent stated that the Latinx students were inferior in terms of their academics, language, and hygiene. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why did other race- and ethnically-based organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) write letters of support to the judges on the Court of Appeals? A favorable court ruling in California could be used to in arguing for school desegregation in other states for other ethnicities. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why were Sylvia and her brothers denied admission into the Westminster school while their cousins were not? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own How has school integration affected the United States? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own

Question Answer Type of QAR On what basis did the school district superintendents deny students of color admission into the White schools such as Westminster school? The superintendent stated that the Latinx students were inferior in terms of their academics, language, and hygiene. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why did other race- and ethnically-based organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) write letters of support to the judges on the Court of Appeals? A favorable court ruling in California could be used to in arguing for school desegregation in other states for other ethnicities. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why were Sylvia and her brothers denied admission into the Westminster school while their cousins were not? Their cousins had lighter skin and a French last name but Sylvia and her brothers had darker skin. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own How has school integration affected the United States? Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own

Question Answer Type of QAR On what basis did the school district superintendents deny students of color admission into the White schools such as Westminster school? The superintendent stated that the Latinx students were inferior in terms of their academics, language, and hygiene. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why did other race- and ethnically-based organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) write letters of support to the judges on the Court of Appeals? A favorable court ruling in California could be used to in arguing for school desegregation in other states for other ethnicities. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own Why were Sylvia and her brothers denied admission into the Westminster school while their cousins were not? Their cousins had lighter skin and a French last name but Sylvia and her brothers had darker skin. Right There Think & Search Author & You On My Own How has school integration affected the United States? Students of all colors can now legally Right There attend school together, learn about their Think & Search similarities, and celebrate their differences. Author & You On My Own

Application: QAR • Read “Digitized Signals are the Future of the Blackbox” by Read. Works • Grade level: 9 th-10 th • Lexile level: 1130 L • Write one question per question-answer relationship • • Right There Think and Search Author & You On My Own

Differentiation for emergent bilinguals "Digitized Signals Are the Future of the Black Box" • Listen to audio version of passage • Listen to pronunciation of key terms: communication, device, record • Provide translation of key terms in native language • Spanish examples: comunicación, dispositivo, grabar • Realia • Video: Vox (2016, June 16) Airplane black boxes, explained

Using QAR with visuals

Magic Squares A vocabulary strategy

Magic Squares & Separate is Never Equal A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. Inequality Segregation Integrate Desegregation Inferior Injustice Lawsuit Appeal Testimony 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Formal statement given in court of law Combine to become whole Lower in status Unequal; different Lack of fairness Dispute brought to court of law Set apart; isolate; divide Apply to higher court for reversal of decision End policy of racial segregation H I G E F B A D C

H– 8 I– 1 G– 6 E– 3 F– 5 B– 7 A– 4 D– 9 C– 2 The Magic Number is ____.

Application: Magic Squares • Create a Magic Square for “Digitized Signals are the Future of the Blackbox” by Read. Works • 9 terms & (jumbled definitions)

Questions? Contact information: Elena M. Venegas, Ph. D. Assistant Professor Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies elena. venegas@utrgv. edu (956) 665 -3196