Teaching Disciplinary Literacy in Grades K-6: Infusing Content with Reading, Writing, and Language

Accessible and engaging, this text provides a comprehensive framework and practical strategies for infusing content-area instruction in math, social studies, and science into literacy instruction for grades K-6.

Throughout ten clear thematic chapters, the authors introduce an innovative Content-Driven Integration (CDI) model and a roadmap to apply it in the classroom. Each chapter provides invaluable tools and techniques for pre-service classroom teachers to create a quality integrated thematic unit from start to finish. Features include Chapter Previews, Anticipation Guides, Questions to Ponder, Teacher Spotlights, "Now You Try it" sections, and more. Using authentic examples to highlight actual challenges and teacher experiences, this text illustrates what integrating high-quality, rich content-infused literacy looks like in the real world. Celebrating student diversity, this book discusses how to meet a wide variety of students’ needs, with a focus on English Language Learners, culturally and linguistically diverse students, and students with reading and writing difficulties.

A thorough guide to disciplinary integration, this book is an essential text for courses on disciplinary literacy, elementary/primary literacy, and English Language Arts (ELA) methods, and is ideal for pre-service and in-service ELA and literacy teachers, as well as consultants, literacy scholars, and curriculum specialists.

Sarah M. Lupo is an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education in the Early, Elementary, and Reading Education Department at James Madison University, USA.

Christine Hardigree is an Assistant Professor of Adolescent Literacy Education in the Education Department at Iona College, USA.

Emma S. Thacker is an Associate Professor of Social Studies Education in the Early, Elementary, and Reading Education Department at James Madison University, USA.

Amanda G. Sawyer is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education Department at James Madison University, USA.

Joi D. Merritt is an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Early, Elementary, and Reading Education Department at James Madison University, USA.