Please comment on this post with both a link to your post and the post where we can find your response by September 19 @ 9:00AM
In your comment PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF (1) THE ARGUMENT IN YOUR BLOG POST AND (2) THE ARGUMENT OF YOUR CLASSMATE’S BLOG POST
- What are the strongest arguments for and against taking a disciplinary approach to teaching reading at the elementary levels?
- What Discourses, social languages, genres, and/or cultural models help to shape your focal discipline?
- Think back to experiences in your focal discipline—how were you taught? Do you believe your teachers exposed you the processes by which experts created knowledge in your focal discipline?
Tuesday reading(s):
Shanahan, C., & Shanahan, T. (2014). Does disciplinary literacy have a place in elementary school? The Reading Teacher, 67(8), 636-639.
Thursday reading(s):
Spires, H. A., Kerkhoff, S. N., & Graham, A. C. (2016). Disciplinary literacy and inquiry: Teaching for deeper content learning. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 60(2), 151-161.
Gee, J. P. (2001). Reading as situated language: A sociocognitive perspective. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 44(8), 714-725.
Content Area Reading 2019 
If you are for disciplinary literacy in elementary levels, read my blog to smile. If you are against it, read my blog and lets talk.
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I argue that teachers should look into alternative means of teaching disciplinary literacy that break the mold of traditional education:
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Manny argues that Disciplinary Literacy is something that comes naturally to students and as such should not be focused on.
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Can disciplinary literacy even be applied in elementary schools and if it can, how much does it have to be “dumbed down”
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Disciplinary literacy is vital for students to be prepared for not only future classes but life itself.
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https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/166126309/posts/46
The blog post that I had responded on argued that disciplinary literacy has a place in elementary school.
In my blog post, I had argued that disciplinary literacy has a place in elementary school as well.
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She talks about how important it is to apply our prior knowledge to our future and where we are going, and thus how important it is for us to learn disciplinary literacy in early years.
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I argued the importance of disciplinary literacy in social studies and how the text book has an effect on how you teach and learn the subject.
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my argument is that it is important to introduce and include disciplinary literacy within the younger grades as it is beneficial to their learning https://flavortownusa.school.blog/2019/09/17/disciplinary-literacy-in-elementary/
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https://worklife.tech.blog/2019/09/17/disciplinary-literacy-in-elementary-school/ here is a link tot he blog i commented on
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Here is the link to my blog post:
I argued about how I believe elementary level students should be at least introduced to disciplinary literacy because it prepares them and exposes them to disciplinary literacy that they will use in the future.
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Here is the link to my comment:
https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/166130763/posts/57
She posed arguments both for and against disciplinary literacy being taught in elementary school. After stating her facts for both, she said overall she would teach it at a young age because it is never too early to start.
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Here is the link to my comment #2:
They argued that disciplinary literacy should be taught in elementary school for not only future schooling, but for the use in life, too. They brought in examples from their own experience, which was interesting to read.
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My comment: https://worklife.tech.blog/2019/09/17/disciplinary-literacy-in-elementary-school/comment-page-1/?unapproved=4&moderation-hash=58cc57d14708871f0f3269cf1e4a279b#comment-4
This blog’s argument was surrounded around the idea that at a young age the students are learning the material and grasping the content. Therefore, you must carefully implement disciplinary literacy because it can get tricky when they are trying to learn the information at the same time.
My blog: https://teachingisanart.school.blog/2019/09/17/where-when/
I argue that disciplinary literacy should be in elementary schools, however, it just needs to be modified to the age group of the learners. It will look different at this level than you might see at a high school and that is okay! I agree and expand on Spires’ thoughts of how inquiry should be implemented alongside of disciplinary literacy. I believe inquiry is a natural process amongst us humans.
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This week I talked about the Shanahan article, along with my thoughts and experiences with disciplinary literacy in an elementary setting.
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I am arguing that elementary school teachers should only introduce briefly how to use disciplinary literacy, but ultimately high school teachers should be the ones making sure students understand the importance of disciplinary literacy.
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This is the blog that I commented on.
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In my blog I argue that it is beneficial for students to begin learning disciplinary literacy skills during elementary school. Students need to begin practicing skills that will help them with readings from all subjects. If students only learn how to read in one way, they will not necessarily be able to comprehend every subject and the required reading.
https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/166128804/posts/32
In the blog I commented on, the writer argued that teachers should begin teaching disciplinary literacy in an individualized fashion due to the different learning needs of students.
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My Blog: https://happiestteacher.school.blog/2019/09/15/september-17-2019-but-what-about-4th-grade/
–In my blog, I argue that disciplinary literacy can be used for 4th grade and the elementary school grades.
My Comment: https://meatballsmarinara.school.blog/2019/09/17/disciplinary-literacy-in-the-elementary-grades-what-about-students-with-disabilities/
–This blog brought up the question of how disciplinary literacy strategies can be used for student with disabilities, specifically students with IEP’s and ELL students.
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In my post I argue that students should be taught disciplinary literacy skills at a young age so that they can layer more advanced skills on a strong foundation.
I argue that disciplinary literacy skills should be introduced in elementary school because children’s brains are more elastic at this age, making it easier for them to pick up the skills and remember the skills.
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In my blog post, I bring up the fact that this idea that elementary isn’t worthy for disciplinary literacy is absurd, and that it did not occur to me when disciplinary literacy was just introduced. I also go on to argue that the arguments against this in the article are weak for good reason, and that disciplinary literacy in the elementary grades would only benefit our students.
blog: https://readinginthecontentarea705090444.wordpress.com/2019/09/18/blog-3/
comment: https://hibiscus212722931.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/do-we-have-to-dumb-down-disciplinary-literacy-for-elementary/comment-page-1/?unapproved=10&moderation-hash=32ee323cc1f17b03c7aa1bbb0ce67426#comment-10
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The argument in my classmates blog was that aspects of disciplinary literacy could be used in elementary classrooms. They argue that their previous experiences were not great with disciplinary literacy and some points of these articles can help future teachers better this.
My argument this week was that disciplinary literacy aspects can be used in an elementary school classroom if it is done in a useful way. The way it is incorporated should be natural and in a way that students can understand it without giving them too much information.
https://wordpress.com/stats/post/35/centralperk373122939.wordpress.com
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In a new generation with rapid growth of technology, can we incorporate technology with disciplinary literacy skills?
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In my post, I discuss the idea of disciplinary literacy as a natural approach rather than an intentional approach for younger students.
In my response to mnc2020’s post, I argue the importance of teaching content in favor of the student at that point in time, rather than teach to prepare for the next level in their education.
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In my blog, I argue that it is never too early to begin disciplinary literacy in the classroom.
Post: https://abc123teacher.school.blog/2019/09/16/disciplinary-literacy-in-elementary-school/
Comment: https://irishiz8.home.blog/
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MY BLOG: https://livelearn.school.blog/2019/09/17/blog-3-shanahan-spires-gee/
Here I argued that as a future elementary school teacher, I think it is important in a child’s success to incorporate disciplinary learning/teaching at an early age.
MY RESPONSE: https://hibiscus212722931.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/do-we-have-to-dumb-down-disciplinary-literacy-for-elementary/
(I do not think she approved my comment yet — but I did it!)
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Blog I commented on: https://hibiscus212722931.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/do-we-have-to-dumb-down-disciplinary-literacy-for-elementary/comment-page-1/?unapproved=7&moderation-hash=9c133fa00d03a44b401691a78b576031#comment-7
My blog: irishiz8.home.blog/2019/09/17/disciplinary-literacy-in-elementary-classrooms/
I argued that it is never too early for elementary level students to be introduced to Disciplinary Literacy, and if they aren’t there can be negative repercussions that can affect their learning as they grow older.
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In the blog I commented on, I argued that elementary teachers should not be hesitant when teaching disciplinary literacy within their classes, and that it is actually a lot easier than they think to introduce this idea to younger students.
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In this week’s blog post, I question why so many authors seem to be fixated on the idea of disciplinary literacy being taught in the elementary grades when that idea isn’t anything new (and has been done for at least 10 years). https://littleteacherbigworld04.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/examining-disciplinary-literacy-through-the-disciplines/
In this comment, I agree with the author in regards to the authors being fixated on teaching disciplinary literacy in elementary schools and raise the question “Why are educational researchers discounting the work already being done in lower grade levels”?.
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In Manny’s blog, he argues that learning disciplinary skills in class now helps in far more areas down the road, even if some of the information is forgotten, because the ways of learning in each content area is understood. He also states that History research and History writing came much easier to him then writing did in his English classes.
https://mannythemammoth.wordpress.com/
https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/166117510/posts/35
In my blog post I talk about why it is important not to throw students to the wolves once they reach middle school, and talk about the importance of using disciplinary language leading up to 6th grade.
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In my blog post I discuss the opportunity to implement disciplinary literacy in elementary grades and ponder on how disciplinary literacy looks for students with disabilities.
The author of this blog argued that disciplinary literacy is attainable in the elementary grades, regardless of the rigor of content students are exposed to.
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In my blog I talk about why I don’t think disciplinary literacy is as big of a concern as these articles are making it out to be https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/166127043/posts/49
The blog I commented on talked about how you can use disciplinary literacy in elementary ed and I talked about how I think that it’s not particularly necessary to put on hats or use identity kits like Gee claims
https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/166134682/posts/37
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In my blog post, I argued that implementing disciplinary literacies is an effective method of guiding students to achieve higher order thinking skills from Bloom’s taxonomy.
My comment argued the difficult task of teachers juggling many tasks at once and methods of scaffolding disciplinary literacies for students with IEPs and 504s
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My argument is that disciplinary literacy needs to be taught hand in hand with the fundamental skills taught in elementary school.
My comment: https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/166081403/posts/53
my post: https://dennison77.home.blog/2019/09/16/week-4-examining-the-disciplines/
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My argument was that disciplinary literacy is fundamentally important at the elementary school level, due to the important skills that will benefit learning later on.
https://dameatman.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/blog-3/
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sorry for posting late was confused if we had to comment or not but i remembered you said we would do it in class
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My blog: https://blogger25.home.blog
My comment: https://blogsndogs660110509.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/its-all-about-the-process/comment-page-1/?unapproved=3&moderation-hash=82035920c59a97f8963ebfc2ff861e29#comment-3
My argument is that disciplinary literacy would not be as effective in elementary school because you have to learn the basics before diving in to become an expert.
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This was my second comment of the week and I challenged the author’s idea of teaching reading all the disciplines within an English classroom, as well as gave my feelings on English teachers who believe there is only one correct way to write.
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My argument in my blog post is about how I think that elementary schools should have a disciplinary approach in their reading classes, but not to a full extent.
My Blog: https://contentareareadingeducationblog.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/blog-post-3-elementary-disciplinary-approaches/
My Comment and their argument: Their argument was discussing the positive and negative effects of having a disciplinary approach in an elementary reading classroom.
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My post: https://boisterousbird.home.blog/2019/09/17/week-4-shanahan-shanahan-2014-spires-et-al-2016-and-gee-2001/
My stance is as follows: if reading is an important skill across the curriculum, I believe early childhood educators should use disciplinary literacy in their classrooms regardless of the impact of CCSS.
My comment: https://mannythemammoth.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/examining-the-disciplines/#comment-5
I challenged Manny’s definition of disciplinary literacy with our brief knowledge of content area literacy. I also expressed some of my frustrations with still not grasping the term disciplinary literacy as we’ve defined it so far.
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In my blog, I argue how disciplinary literacy is not necessarily needed in an elementary classroom but it is nice to subtly add it to lessons. Not to the extreme that high school or college classes are at, but only a little bit for the students to feel comfortable as they go to higher grades: https://dogandcatperson.home.blog/2019/09/16/week-four-blog-post
Here is the blog I commented on: https://mannythemammoth.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/examining-the-disciplines/#comments
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My argument: Disciplinary Literacy needs to be incorporated in elementary classrooms once the students’ basic literacy level reaches and adequate level.
The blog with my comment: This blog argued that elementary schools need to implement disciplinary literacy and that students should not be held back in learning process if their peers are not ready to move on themselves.
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comment on manny’s blog: https://mannythemammoth.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/examining-the-disciplines/comment-page-1/#comment-8
i reinforced his claim with an example that i presented.
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I reinforced the idea of disciplinary literacy in elementary schools.
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