This weeks reading deals with the overarching idea of content, content area and the term Disciplinary Literacy. Content is defined as the information or expiriences that are more so directed at the audience.
Each student differs coming into a classroom, this can mean each student has different knowledge or expirience with various content being taught. This not only supports the fact that each student learns differently but that each student takes something different away from the lesson. Students learn content or material based on the expiriences they have had throughout life or how they have seen it be completed.
Teachers are able to use this information or can be knowledgable on how to direct students to best fit their learning expirience. This allows us as educators to try and eliminate confusion and give the best opportunity for our students to learn and comprehend “content”.
Disciplinary literacy however, is the notion that students are able to use strategies learned in a reading classroom and apply those strategies and resources to various classes. This means that students can learn one thing in a english class and apply that to a math test, using resources and strategies for them to fully comprehend the material. This method or theory calls for teachers to be experts in their content, as students should be learning from the teachers who are experts or best in their subject or content area. This allows the students to grasp a deeper understanding or comprehend the material at a higher level. The overall idea is to have students be able to comprehend and understand the material being taught, compared to teaching or giving students material that only stick with them for a test or that course. Students should be able to carry over strategies and methods to allow them to succeed in various courses.
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You brought up some great points in this post. I like how you mentioned the fact that students come into a classroom with their own set of experiences and knowledge. This is something that should be thought of more often in a classroom setting, and can help students feel like their opinion is valid. I also agree that knowing what knowledge students are also bringing into the classroom can help stop confusion and allow for students to learn from each other alongside what the teacher is providing. Teachers should focus more on this in the beginning of the year in order to use disciplinary literacy as well as they can. I think you did a great job of explaining what disciplinary literacy is across the fields. Students may feel that they can do better in subjects they struggle with if they feel they can carry methods of learning from other classes that they know works for them. I agree that it should be used more in the classroom, since it will help students see how all of the subjects can come together in their lives outside of school. Does disciplinary literacy take away from students being able to use their past knowledge or do you think that it helps with that since students can find what works best for them and use it across all subjects? This was a good first blog!
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