5 Strategies for Building Content Area Literacy 

November 14, 2023 ♦ 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

Moderators: Karen Streeter, Ruth Okoye, Sharon Hall and Melissa Henning

Session Description: Content area literacy is the ability to use reading and writing to acquire information in a subject area. It involves general literacy skills, content-specific literacy skills, and prior knowledge of content. This interactive workshop will explore five technology-integrated strategies that will enhance content-area literacy across the curriculum, focusing on supporting the needs of diverse learners to ensure an inclusive and equitable learning environment.

As a result of this session, educators will:

1. Explain the definition and benefits of content area literacy;

2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the five strategies presented for their students’ learning needs and goals; and

3. Plan hands-on, engaging activities that will help students develop content area literacy skills.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 2.1.a; 2.1.b; 2.2.c; 2.5.a; 2.5.b

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text on the ISTE Standards page.

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Certificates: The certificates for this session were emailed on 11/24/2023 at 6:43 PM to registrants who actively participated in all required tasks throughout the session and completed the session evaluation survey within 1 week.