Every student should develop and strengthen their literacy skills (reading and writing) to be successful adults in the future. This is why it is crucial that educators integrate and consistently use literacy strategies across the curriculum. Every educator in every school must be trained to teach students how to effectively use literacy strategies to unlock and access the core content material being read in their areas of expertise, and develop higher order thinking skills. The main categories of literacy skills that should be focused on to build prior knowledge and comprehension include:
a) vocabulary building skills
b) comprehension building skills
c) writing skills
d) the use of graphic organizers
e) reading fluency
f) developing thinking skills
*These topics are discussed in detail in the eBooks "Constructing Meaning " and "
Effective Literacy Strategies for the 21st Century Classroom" written by Monica Sevilla. Both books discuss effective strategies for teaching literacy across the curriculum; containing important information about teaching literacy tools to improve student comprehension, helping students access core knowledge from what they read, and assisting them to develop higher order thinking skills. They specifically discuss the topics of reading text, using graphic organizers, vocabulary and comprehension building, thinking skills, writing skills, and note-taking. Ideas for incorporating technology to enhance literacy is also discussed.
These eBooks are available on Amazon.com. Visit the link:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nossrh=n%3A133140011%2Ck%3A