Author: Elizabeth Birr Moje
Summary: Why should we help students learn how to read, write, and speak in different disciplines (e.g., science and social studies)? Watch this keynote address to meet Elizabeth Birr Moje who believes that when students learn the literacy particular to each discipline, they gain access to advanced learning opportunities. Moje positions disciplinary literacy as a social justice issue and offers rich questions that could serve as writing prompts and lead to challenging, substantive discussions.
Original Date of Publication: April 6, 2010
Related Resources
- Disciplinary Literacy and Reading Across the Content Areas
- Disciplinary, Content-Area Literacy: An Annotated Bibliography
Original Source: National Writing Project, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id4gKJ-wGzU#t=611