You have read about many literacy tools and instructional strategies for cross-curricular use in classrooms.

You have read about many literacy tools and instructional strategies for cross-curricular use in classrooms. These strategies and tools are also useful for diverse learners. After analyzing and reflecting on the readings for Unit 5 and Unit 6, explain:

• The definition of a cross-curricular approach to teaching
• The benefits of using a cross-curricular approach to teaching
• Benefits for learners
• Benefits for instructors

• Constructivist Learning Design

  Gagnon, G. W. Jr., & Collay, M. (2005). Constructivist learning design: Key questions for teaching to standards. Corwin Press.

  • You will use this reading assignment to design your written assignments throughout this course
  • Log into the UoPeople library and go to LIRN. Click on Access to Library and Information Resource Network, go to Education and click on EBook Central. Search for the complete name of the book.
  • Read p. 5 (pp. 32, Table I.1 Constructivist Learning Design Template).

  Cross-Curricular Theory and Practice

  Kelly, M. (2019, July 15). Cross-curricular connections in instruction. ThoughtCo.

  • In this article, the author describes cross-curricular instruction and provides several examples of its use in the classroom.

  Kirstin, N. (2019). Improving literacy and content learning across the curriculum? How teachers relate literacy teaching to school subjects in cross-curricular professional development. Education Inquiry, 10(4), 368-384.

  • This study examined how teachers relate literacy teaching to their content-area teaching in a professional development setting.

  Graphic Organizers

  Cox, J. (2020, September 16). What is a graphic organizer and how to use it effectively. TeachHub.

  • In this article, you will find information on which graphic organizers can best be used in various teaching situations.

  Lynch, A. (2021, July 20). What is a graphic organizer?. edraw.

  • This webpage discusses the intentional use of graphic organizers and provides a number of examples.

  Literacy Development

  Best teaching practices for diverse learners: How substitutes can positively impact classroom culture. (2019, May 29). ESS.

  • This blog talks about how teachers deal with a classroom full of diverse learners who asks a multitude of questions, and requires different solutions.

  Chauvin, R., & Theodore, K. (2015). Teaching content area literacy and discipline literacy. SEDL Insights, 3(1).

  • This 21st-century learning, research-based article examines the importance of learning with literacy in Language Arts as well as all other core disciplines. It explores the need for teachers to develop understandings for literacy for all learners, subject areas, and grade levels.

  Yussif. (2022, April 14). Effective teaching strategies that accommodate diverse learners. Classroom management expert.

  • This blog post provides a number of effective teaching strategies to help you address diverse learners.

  International Literacy Association. (2017). Content area and disciplinary literacy: Strategies and frameworks.

  • This research brief discusses two approaches that address strategies to include literacy development in content-area instruction.

  Video:
  Cool Cat Teacher. (2020, February 27). Engagement research: What really engages students [Video]. YouTube.

  • This video is a podcast reporting the responses of over 2,000 students as to what really engages them in class.

  Teachings in Education. (2018, February 22). Graphic organizers: Teaching strategies #7 [Video]. YouTube.

  • This video describes and demonstrates the use of graphic organizers in the classroom.

  Optional Resources:Cox, C. (2019, March 5). Using graphic organizers in literature-based science instruction. Reading Rockets.

  • This article provides ideas for using graphic organizers to integrate reading and science.

  Fulton, J. (2019, December 3). How to make cross-curricular teaching part of your plan. Classcraft.

  • This blog gives engaging ways to connect and integrate multiple content areas during instruction.

  Gonser, S. (2020, January 10). Connecting math and science to reading and writing. Edutopia.

  • This article demonstrates how teachers can emphasize data literacy and critical thinking in a cross-curricular approach.

  Maryville University. (n.d.). Literacy development in children.

  • This article explains the theory of literacy development in young learners.

  Merritt, E. G., Rates, C., Greiner, J., Baroody, A., & Rimm-Kaufman, S. (2017). “We need trees to line the river to save our little friends”: Environmental literacy development through service-learning. Children, Youth and Environments, 27(1), 67-90

  Newsome, B. (2019, November 25). Using science in cross-curricular teaching.

  • This website provides information on how to incorporate science into other content areas.