Content Literacy & ALM

The following links provide information and resources for each ALM category for Content Literacy

Vocabulary Development

Reading Comprehension

Academic Dialogue

Writing to Learn

Writing to Demonstrate Learning

Literacies in Social Studies

Table 1: Literacies in Schools

Table 2: School Literacy Teams Roles and Responsibilities

What is the Progression of Literacy Development

To practice Social Studies, teachers need to practice Disciplinary Literacy throughout the K-12 progression (Table 2). Disciplinary Literacy is foundational to the Democratic Classroom, wherein a teacher and student must know and apply a variety of differences as they use inquiry to make sense of the social world. Content Literacy, Disciplinary Literacy, Critical Literacy, and Information Literacy provide the necessary skills and lenses to navigate information, craft questions, gather and use evidence, and build arguments and take informed action. to successfully and fully practice an inquiry. These skills are scaffolded throughout a learner's education.

Table 2:

Specialization of Literacy Development: Adapted from Shanahan and Shanahan

What does Content Literacy Look Like In Social Studies?

ALM to Social Studies Crosswalk.pdf

Table 3: Crosswalk: ALM to JCPS Social Studies

Literacy Development

Best Practices of Literacy Development

Table 4: Best Practices of Literacy Development

Gradual Release of Responsibility

Table 5: Gradual Release of Responsibility