Welcome to the Engaging Learners Academy Course in Disciplinary Literacy!
Join Dr. Katie McKnight and her colleague, Dr. Jennifer French, to address the question: How can we support students in using reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language to acquire new content knowledge? Explore the various state literacy standards and clear up confusion regarding the terms disciplinary literacy and content literacy. Discover why literacy matters in all areas of education, and see how it impacts college and career readiness.
In this course you’ll will learn how to:
- Develop adolescent reading comprehension while teaching your content
- Encourage students to delve more deeply into your subject area by offering supplemental texts
- Incorporate before-, during-, and after-reading activities into content study
- Support grade 4-12 students as they learn to be effective communicators
- Successfully integrate speaking and listening (the forgotten literacies!) into your classroom
- Teach your content-specific vocabulary along with academic language and grammar development
- Help students construct evidence-based arguments with a special focus on writing and research skills
Finally, we’ll look at the Literacy & Learning Center model as a practical strategy for simultaneously supporting literacy skill development and teaching content. We’ll conclude by exploring how effective classroom practices can transfer to e-learning or virtual classroom situations.
15 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Upon completion of the course each student will receive a certificate documenting 15 hours of professional development.
Course Curriculum
- Module 3, Chapter 1: Reading Anchor Standards (1:08)
- Module 3, Chapter 2: Before, During, and After Reading (3:12)
- Module 3, Chapter 3: Before Reading Strategies (5:15)
- Module 3, Chapter 4: During Reading Strategies (9:09)
- Module 3, Chapter 5: After Reading Strategies (6:03)
- Module 3, Review: Check Your Understanding
- Module 3, Bibliography
Dr. Katherine McKnight Ph.D.
Dr. Katherine McKnight is a dynamic presenter, dedicated teacher, and award-winning author. Dr. McKnight began her career in education over 30 years ago as a middle school and high school English and social studies teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. In addition to speaking at professional development conferences, she is a regular consultant in schools and classrooms in the United States and Internationally.
Dr. McKnight’s 15-year distinguished university career culminated in her assignment to Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University. She is the founder of Engaging Learners, an educational company built around her successful Literacy and Learning Center model. Her work in educational leadership, literacy and student skill development has resulted in unprecedented academic achievement in many struggling schools.
Dr. McKnight has received several awards for her publications and teaching at the university level. She has authored 20 books that support educational strategies to engage all learners. Her titles include the best-selling The Teacher’s Big Book of Graphic Organizers, winner of the 2013 Teachers’ Choice Award and Literacy & Learning Centers for the Big Kids, grades 4-12. Most recently, she founded Morning Meeting webinars during the COVID 19 pandemic as a weekly forum to bring together educators to engage in professional learning. To learn more about Dr. McKnight, visit her website: engaginglearners.com
