A Place for Content Literacy
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 10:30 PM
Content Literacy and Science Literacy (STEM)
I was very pleased to read this article because it simply reiterated what STEM educators endeavor on a daily basis to implement throughout the curriculum. In my classroom, I use the QAR method for everything. QAR has proven to be a very effective tool for my third graders. Yes, I wrote third graders. Students must be presented with rigorous lessons and presentations that infuse what they are learning and discoverying in and out of the classroom. Literacy (i.e., writing, drawing, comprehension, vocabulary, reading, language arts, and using prior knowledge) means students must learn to facilitate their own learning avenues and make self-assessments using critical thinking skills. Excellent literacy movements in the classroom will help students to reflect and demonstrate through reading and writing skills to clarify how they learn, what they learn, and how they can improve their own learning. Content and STEM liteacy assists students in ways that make sense and are tangible both ment