Reflections:
I think the key concept for Literacy, no matter which subject area you are concerned with, is that the skills that we teach our students are able to be transferred across the curriculum. These skills that we teach in school also need to be mastered so they can be used after a students school career is finished and they become productive members of society.
Making sure you are utilizing all strands of ELA in any subject within the curriculum that you are teaching is not only important, but necessary. It may be a challenge at times to find ways to integrate these strands into particular subject areas, but this is where a good bank of resources and collaboration come into play.
There are no end to strategies and lesson plan ideas, whether you are looking online, in a library, or collaborating with a college. What is important is that you are choosing strategies that not only work for you, but for your students. These strategies may need to be updated and changed each year, or more often, in order to best equip your students.
Resources can also be found in a variety of places, and I think the most important thing to keep in mind when looking for resources is that they are coming from a reputable place.
Making sure you are utilizing all strands of ELA in any subject within the curriculum that you are teaching is not only important, but necessary. It may be a challenge at times to find ways to integrate these strands into particular subject areas, but this is where a good bank of resources and collaboration come into play.
There are no end to strategies and lesson plan ideas, whether you are looking online, in a library, or collaborating with a college. What is important is that you are choosing strategies that not only work for you, but for your students. These strategies may need to be updated and changed each year, or more often, in order to best equip your students.
Resources can also be found in a variety of places, and I think the most important thing to keep in mind when looking for resources is that they are coming from a reputable place.