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The On-Your-Feet Guide to Disciplinary Literacy in Mathematics

By: ReLeah Cossett Lent, Marsha McCracken Voigt

Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781544386584
Published By: Corwin
Series: On-Your-Feet-Guides
Year: 2019
Page Count: 6
Publication date: July 17, 2019

Price: $13.95

Available As:

For Instructors

This book is not available as a review copy.

Description

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Math has its own specialized language. Mathematicians write in symbols, read patterns, and think in terms of visual or abstract ideas. With a disciplinary literacy approach, math teachers can focus on teaching their specialized content by showing students the literacies that truly support mathematical thinking – so students can read, write, think, investigate, and communicate as mathematicians.

This On-Your-Feet Guide will help teachers:

Plan instruction that engages students’ natural inquiry and curiosity;
Apprentice students toward deeper understanding of mathematical concepts, terms, symbols, and patterns;
Help students use their new learning to create, communicate, and act as mathematicians;
Teach skills required by mathematical standards and frameworks; and
Start working with colleagues to design instructional units that incorporate both mathematics and literacy skills.

On-Your-Feet Guides (OYFGs) provide you with the ultimate “cheat sheet” to implement effective change in your classroom while in the moment of teaching. Designed for accessibility, and providing step-by-step guidance, the OYFGs are written by experts who take research-based practices and make them doable for the busy teacher.

Each On-Your-Feet Guide is laminated, 8.5”x11” tri-fold (6 pages), and 3-hole punched.

Use the On-Your-Feet Guides

When you know the “what” but need help with the “how”
As a quick reference to support a practice you learned in a PD workshop or book
To learn how to implement foundational practices
When you want to help your students learn a specific strategy, routine, or approach, but aren’t sure how to do it yourself

Author(s)

ReLeah Cossett Lent

ReLeah Cossett Lent is an international consultant known for speaking, writing, and providing workshops on various topics ranging from literacy to leadership teams. She was previously a middle and high school English, Social Studies, and Journalism teacher before becoming a founding member of a state-wide literacy project at the University of Central Florida. There, she contributed to developing Florida's Reading Endorsement courses and coordinated literacy leadership teams statewide. Her most impactful work stems from multi-day residencies in schools, districts, and consortiums, where she has created numerous professional learning initiatives with positive results in student achievement and teacher leadership. An advocate for student ownership and active learning, ReLeah emphasizes powerful collective efficacy as teacher teams engage in problem solving. She has been recognized with several awards, including intellectual freedom awards from the National Council of Teachers of English and The American Library Association, the PEN First Amendment Award, and the Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE) President's Award for her "significant contributions to the teachings of English in State of Florida."

Marsha McCracken Voigt

Marsha Voigt has 30 years of experience as a diagnostician and teacher, working with kindergarten through college-age students who struggled with literacy. She now focuses on professional development and serves as a consultant and literacy coach. In their article, “Growing Leaders from Within,” she and ReLeah describe their first year of working together to facilitate a truly collaborative literacy learning community.

Other Titles in: Literacy, K-12

Available As:

For Instructors

This book is not available as a review copy.

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