Abstract
Nationally, the lack of improvement in literacy scores continues to baffle experts. Instructional leaders from math, science, and social studies in one district knew the value of leveraging their subject areas to support literacy achievement in secondary students. Starting with an engaging STEM-related novel, the group of curriculum experts developed meaningful literacy connected tasks for their teacher and teacher leader participants. Working through the activities as their students would, the group found a new appreciation for the importance of leveraging the relevance of science and social studies content and the usefulness of math content when creating literacy lessons. The group’s science, math, and social studies experts share their lessons learned and suggestions for supporting teachers in future cross-curricular instructional design work.
Recommended Citation
Hallett-Njuguna, Rachel EdD
(2024)
"Building Connections: The Power of Embedding Literacy and Math Content into Science and Social Studies Contexts,"
Constellations: Online STEM Teacher Education Journal: Vol. 1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/constellations/vol1/iss1/2
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