Campus Units
Education, School of
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
2016
Journal or Book Title
Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice
Volume
65
Issue
1
First Page
182
Last Page
199
DOI
10.1177/2381336916661531
Abstract
The Common Core State Standard and Next Generation Science Standards emphasize language and literacy across disciplines, requiring shifts in teaching practices and inventive approaches. This case study focuses on the instructional decision-making and activities of one uniquely experienced and qualified seventh-grade science teacher, whose English Language Arts background made her approach to vocabulary instruction distinctive, as she selected focus vocabulary and incorporated morphological instruction and lexical enhancement into science teaching practices. Results highlight the differences between content literacy and disciplinary literacy and the pitfalls of applying broad literacy strategies without deep consideration of disciplinary knowledge and requirements and provide examples of naturalistic ways to incorporate morphology instruction into science instructional conversations to enhance students’ relational knowledge.
Copyright Owner
The Author(s)
Copyright Date
2016
Language
en
File Format
applcation/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hayden, Emily and Eades-Baird, Michelle, "What Can Students Do With the Words They Know? An ELA Teacher Takes on Science" (2016). Education Publications. 55.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/edu_pubs/55
Included in
Higher Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
Comments
This article is published as Hayden , H. E. & Eades-Baird, M.* (2016). "What Can Students Do With the Words They Know?” An ELA Teacher Takes on Science. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 65, 182-199. doi: 10.1177/2381336916661531. Posted with permission.