1. Preparing Teachers for Disciplinary Literacy Instruction Amy Bottomley, MEd. University of Cincinnati Handouts for this session can be found on the AMLE2015 app

2. The Course Disciplinary Literacy 4 th year middle level pre-service teachers ELA, Social Studies, Math, and Natural Science Students have completed at least one methods course. Previous literacy courses: Phonics, Foundations & Assessment, Literature Students are in the field.

3. Additional Assignments Discipline Expert Interview Student Interview Literacy Environment Strategy Notebook

4. Problems Disconnect between literacy and content methods courses Lesson and unit planning was taught in methods courses prior to learning about academic language. Students are not experiencing disciplinary literacy instruction in the field. Limited opportunities for application

5. “How will I find time to do literacy in addition to teaching my content?” 1. Find the literacies of your discipline. 2. Teach content through literacy.

6. Purpose of the Assignment For students to demonstrate their understanding of, and apply their knowledge of, academic language when lesson planning. Improve a unit plan instead of creating another Fuse content and literacy instruction.

7. Academic Language Demands Language Functions: active verbs (Bloom) Discourse: ways of talking and writing Syntax: conventions for organizing ideas in written form Vocabulary: 1.) words with subject specific meanings, 2.) general academic vocab., and 3.)subject-specific words

8. Academic Language Unit Assignment Part One: UbD Desired Results – Goals, understandings, knowledge, skills –Language functions and texts Part Two: UbD Evidence –Performance tasks –Vocabulary, syntax, discourse demands in texts and assessments –Modifications Part Three: UbD Learning Plan –Academic language supports –Modifications

9. Goals of the Assignment Justifications: Emphasis on justifying instructional decisions based upon unit goals and discipline. Focus on Skills: What are you requiring your student to do? Is it appropriate? Do they have the knowledge and understandings to do it? How do you know this? How will you support them?

10. Session Evaluation Let us know what you thought of this session. Complete an evaluation electronically on the conference app, or complete the paper evaluation located in the back of the program book. CEU Code: MG-66 CEU Code Earn Continuing Education Units (CEU) to maintain your teaching certification. Write down the CEU Code for every session you attend on the CEU card located in the back of the program book.