Disciplinary Literacy in Career and Technical Education
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - Career and Technical Education Team has made a tremendous effort to infuse Disciplinary Literacy into all aspects of the work that classroom instructors do in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Business and Information Technology; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health Sciences; Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship; and Technology and Engineering. These six subject areas make up the departments in our middle and high schools known as Career and Technical Education (CTE).
CTE instructors promote classroom reading, writing, listening/speaking, language and critical thinking using authentic materials that support the development of their content. Educators guide students through complex informational texts by using strategies that develop conceptual understanding and provide students with relevant applications. One of the goals of CTE is to provide students with disciplinary literacy practices that not only expand students' content knowledge and skills but assist them in transferring these skills to real world situations.
In Career and Technical Education, Disciplinary Literacy is defined as the focus on the types of reading, writing, speaking, listening and thinking connected to real-world situations and professions.
Authentic Reading and Authentic Writing in CTE is reading/writing a variety of text for "real-world" purposes. It is the type of reading and writing that professionals in this field would use in their everyday life.
Authentic reading and writing is meaningful, relevant, and useful to a career bound student. It provides readers/writers with print-rich environments from a variety of forms and genres. Authentic text material is significant since it increases students' motivation for learning, exposures them to industry vocabulary, and relates closely to students' interests and needs as they pursue post secondary education and careers.
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Resources for CTE Educators:
Articles/References:
Adolescent Literacy: Strategies for Content Comprehension in Inclusive Classrooms - http://archive.brookespublishing.com/documents/boon-adolescent-literacy.pdf
College and Work Ready Report Addresses Literacy and Math Skills Needed - https://www.acteonline.org/ctepolicywatch.post.aspx?id=4262#.UpLFWsR4Iko
Common Core State Standards and CTE http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/files/cal/pdf/commoncore-cte.pdf
CTE's Role in Disciplinary Literacy - ACTE Literacy_Issue_Brief.pdf - This Issue Brief from ACTE (Association of Career and Technical Education) reinforces that high-quality CTE programs expose students to
rigorous and relevant information-rich content that motivates them to develop their literacy skills.
Disciplinary Literacy: Looking Back to Move Forward - http://www.americanreadingforum.org/yearbook/12_yearbook/documents/Meyer-C-K-Stewart-T-T-Moorman-G-B-Brozo-W-(2012).pdf
Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas: Getting to the Core of Middle & High School Improvement - http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/files/cal/pdf/literacy-instruction.pdf
The study findings reinforce that content based reading strategies when used in CTE increase students' comprehension, vocabulary development, and motivation to read.
Reading in the Disciplines: Challenges of Adolescent Literacy http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/files/cal/pdf/reading-disciplines.pdf
Six Reading Habits to Develop - Six_Reading_Habits_to_Develop_in_Your_First_Year_(1).pdf
Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents: Rethinking Content Area Literacy http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/files/cal/pdf/teaching-dl.pdf
21 Strategies to Teach Critical Thinking - 21 Strategies Teaching Critical Thinking.docx
Websites:
Adolescent Literacy 101 http://www.adlit.org/adlit_101/
DPI Disciplinary Literacy Suitcase http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/stn_dl-suitcase
Revised Blooms Taxonomy - http://www.niu.edu/facdev/programs/handouts/blooms.shtml
Wisconsin's Approach to Disciplinary Literacy - http://standards.dpi.wi.gov/stn_disciplinaryliteracy
Power Points:
Close Reading.Literacy Practices for Working with Complex Disciplinary Texts - Developed by Doug Buehl Close Reading.Literacy.Buehl pp.pdf
Comprehending Complex Texts- Developed by Doug Buehl Complex Texts.Buehl pp.pdf
Disciplinary Literacy. DPI -- Disciplinary Literacy. DPI.pptx
Disciplinary Literacy Part I: It's Everybody's Job - Developed by Sue Beers Disciplinary Literacy Part 1.Sue Beers.pptx
Disciplinary Literacy Part II: It's Everybody's Job - Developed by Sue Beers Disciplinary Literacy Part 2. Sue Beers.pptx
Disciplinary Literacy Part III: It's Everybody's Job - Developed by Sue Beers Disciplinary Literacy Part 3. Sue Beers.pptx
Podcast/Videos:
Deeper Reading. Part 1 Real World Reading. Kelly Gallagher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5AluhpZME&list=PL5viununRzJZ49YXqk-A632eyKCxnc7pj
Deeper Reading. Part II Scoring Guides. Kelly Gallagher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrF66z3d7OE&list=PL5viununRzJZ49YXqk-A632eyKCxnc7pjDisciplinary Literacy and Reading Across the Content Areas. Elizabeth Birr Moje Podcast - http://www.reading.org/downloads/podcasts/II-Moje.mp3
Disciplinary Literacy: Why it Matters and What We Should Do About It. Elizabeth Birr Moje Video on - http://www.literacyinlearningexchange.org/disciplinary-literacy-why-it-matters-and-what-we-should-do-about-it
Learning Edge: Reading Strategies SQ3R - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ui2mpPDP7E
PSAT Critical Reading Section Strategies - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bji1BjoTGg Good for helping all students determine vocabulary meanings to "fill in the blank" questions
PSAT Strategies: Elimination and Guessing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj8iYar1xWY Good for helping all students with strategies to reduce the number of possible correct answers for
Reading Strategies for Struggling Middle School Readers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdiScrcP2Nk 7 quick strategies that teachers can use with middle and high school struggling readers
SAT Passages: Avoiding Wrong Answer Choices - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcrb4xwCf5s Good tips for all students who are taking 2 and 4 year post secondary education placement tests
Assessments:
Smarter Balanced Assessment Samples http://www.smarterbalanced.org/smarter-balanced-assessments/ Practice problems that can be used in all grades
WorkKeys http://www.act.org/products/workforce-act-workkeys/ Successful completion of ACT WorkKeys assessments in Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information can lead to earning ACT's National Career Readiness Certificate. Sample items are free.
Quia http://www.quia.com/shared/ Website has quizzes, puzzles, flashcards, and activities for Accounting, Agriculture, Anatomy, Business, Business Law, Early Learning, Information Technology, Marketing, Medical Terminology, Reading, Spelling, etc...
Books:
Buehl, Doug. Classroom strategies for interactive learning (4th Ed.). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 2014. Print.
Buehl, Doug. Developing readers in the academic disciplines. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 2011. Print.
Gallagher, Kelly. Readicide: How schools are killing reading and what you can do about it. NY, NY: Stenhouse Publishers. 2009. Print. - Kelly Gallagher suggests that American schools are the reason that there is a decline of reading by students. Specifically, he contends that the standard instructional practices used in most schools are killing reading by: valuing the development of test-takers over the development of lifelong readers; mandating breadth over depth in instruction; requiring students to read difficult texts without proper instructional support; insisting that students focus solely on academic texts; drowning great books with sticky notes, double-entry journals, ignoring the importance of developing recreational reading; and losing sight of authentic instruction in the shadow of political pressures.
Gallagher, Kelly. Teaching adolescent readers. NY, NY: Stenhouse Publishers. 2006. Print.
Gallagher, Kelly. Write like this: Teaching real-world writing through modeling and mentor text. NY, NY: Stenhouse Publishers. 2011. Print.
Marzano, Robert, Pickering, Debra. Building Academic Vocabulary. Alexandra, VA. ASCD. 2008. Print
APPs: The following apps can be used for authentic informational reading by teachers and students. Almost all apps listed are free.
Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources:
AG WEB http://www.agweb.com/app_store.aspx by the Farm Journal - Apps for Agronomy, Farm Business , Machinery, Tools, Weather and many more
US Department of Agriculture and Agrilife http://agrilifecdn.tamu.edu/yoakumterryipm/files/2013/01/Apps-for-Ag-Revised.pdf 50 Apps related to Commodities, Cash Grain Bids, Live Stock Manager, Corn Planting Calculator, John Deere Equipment Manager, ArcGIS Mapping, and many more
Business and Information Technology:
PC Magazines Business Apps http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399158,00.asp 25 Apps related to Ipswitch What's Up, Cool Span Trust Call, Quick Books, Polaris Office, Fing Network Tools, etc...
NY Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/apps-small-business-owner-article-1.1418794 5 top recommended business apps - HootSuite, Speek, TripIt, Asana, and Square
Family and Consumer Science:
Diplomat Medical Solutions - Child Development -Ages and Stages https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-child-development-app/id516545242?mt=8
WebPatient - Child Development Milestones https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.webpatient.ChildDevelopmentMilestones&hl=en
App Storm - http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/design/30-essential-ipad-apps-for-designers-and-creatives/ 30 top apps for designers and creatives such as Sketch Up, Pen Ultimate, iDesign, iDraw, Wondershare iDraft, Moodboard Pro,etc...
McLife - http://www.maclife.com/article/gallery/10_inspirational_ios_apps_visual_artists 10 inspirational apps for visual artists such as Hoozy, Galleried, Etsy, Pinterest, MoMa, Art Authority, Fab, MyPantone, Flickr, and Phaidon Design Classics
Health Science:
APP Crawlr http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-athletic-trainer 50 best apps for Athletic Trainers such as Pocket Anatomy, Rehabilitation for Lower Limbs, Stretch Away Leg Pain, SportSmed, etc...
Scrubs http://scrubsmag.com/20-mobile-apps-for-nurses-in-2012/ 20 top apps for nurses such as Pill Identifier, Skyscape Medical Resources, Fact Facts for Critical Care, Pocket Body, etc...
The Student Doctor Network http://studentdoctor.net/2013/10/top-15-free-android-medical-apps-for-healthcare-professionals/ Top 15 apps for medical healthcare professionals such as CalculateQxMD, Evernote, Epocrates, Medscape, Pocket Medicine Red Book, ...
Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship:
Mashable http://mashable.com/2012/01/24/entrepreneur-mobile-apps/ 11 vital apps for entrepreneurs such as Voxy, Thumb, Instagram, Instapaper, Uber, Dwolla, etc...
Money http://elitedaily.com/money/entrepreneurship/the-10-apps-every-entrepreneur-needs-to-have-on-their-iphone/ 10 Apps every entrepreneur needs to have such as MoneyBook, Ruby for Edditt, Fantastical, EverNote, DropBox, WunderList, ...
INC. http://www.inc.com/ss/10-money-management-apps-for-business 10 apps for Money Management such as BillTracker, Bill Pal, Currency Converter, SnapTel, Time Manger, ...
Technology and Engineer:
ASME https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/technology-and-society/10-ipad-apps-for-engineers 10 apps for engineers such as LuxCalc Fluid Prop, Graphing Calculator, Engineering Unit Conversion, Finger CAD, ...
Mashable http://mashable.com/2012/09/07/apps-science-engineering-majors/ 10 killer apps for engineers and science majors such as Monster Anatomy HD, RealCalc, Engineering Libraries, GeneIndex HD, EngineeringPro, Buffers, ...
App Newser http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/app-toolbox-for-fixing-your-car_b22376 10 apps for fixing your car...AAA Roadside, Help I crashed my car, AutoZone, RepairPal, Tire Size Calculator,...
Candenas Part Solution http://partsolutions.com/blog/ipad-app-development-for-industrial-manufacturers-mobile-3d-cad/ Apps for industrial manufacturers such as Mobile 3D CAD, Digital Product Catalog, Product Configurator, CADGraphics, etc
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