Literacy as a Shared Responsibility

According to the National Center for Literacy Education report Remodeling Literacy Learning, educators from all levels agree that literacy is one of the most important parts of their job. The following resources support educators in making research-based decisions about how to accomplish literacy in the content areas. 

Books and Journals

• Supporting Students in Time of Core Standards – 4 books across grades PreK-12
• Reading for Learning: Using Discipline-Based Texts to Build Content Knowledge
  by Heather Lattimer (5-10) (sample chapter)
• Math is Language Too: Talking and Writing in the Mathematics Classroom 
  by David J. and Phylllis Whitin (3-6)
• Learning to Read the Numbers: Integrating Critical Literacy and Critical Numeracy in K-8 Classrooms by David J and Phyllis Whitin (K-8)
• Voices from the Middle (VM) – Explore the Web-only content of recent VM issues for the "Common Core Connections" section
• "Why Are There So Many Words in Math?" Planning for Content-Area Vocabulary Instruction, article in Voices from the Middle, September, 2012.   

Online Learning

On Demand Web Seminars

• Content Reading for Content Learning featuring Heather Lattimer (5-12)
• All Teachers are Not Teachers of Reading, but . . . 
  featuring Douglas Fisher (6-12)
• On Teaching Content: Building a Schoolwide Culture 
  featuring Douglas Fisher (6-12)
• Writing in Every Content Area featuring Deborah Dean (6-12) 

Virtual Conference Recordings

Four grade-level recordings across PreK-12

Facilitated Online Courses

Common Core Standards and the Shift to Content Literacy – Coming Soon! 

Consultants

If you are looking for on-site, customized support from an expert consultant who can help you better understand the Core Standards and develop an implementation plan, consider working with an NCTE consultant who specializes in CCSS implementation.

Research Policy Brief

Literacies of Disciplines: An NCTE Policy Research Brief
Published in The Council Chronicle (Sept 2011)