James Wiseman EDRD619: Disciplinary Literacy

My first selection came from Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Chapter 1.1 Abiotic Factors, Biotic Factors and Populations p.17 - 26. The items highlighted represent Fang’s use of Abstraction and Vocabulary Load terms. These types of terms are very prevalent in science textbooks and writings. Science requires the building of previous knowledge and understanding. The term “system” is used in many different uses in science, such as structural systems in the body, skeletal system, to continuous movements of material such as water in the Water Cycle. Both are systems and both are discussed in intermediate and high school levels. These types of words are especially difficult for ELL students as the same term is used in multiple ways. The strategy I would use from Fang with this section would be Sentence Transformation. Many texts in science use Abstraction / Normalization of verbs into adjectives and nouns, by having the students rewrite sections of the passage in their own w...

Reading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nG8jHCbURw5nauiMegefAz306kCHw3Bq/view?usp=sharing Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SG0cYybg3yalZY1WgKVIPRn13lHnQGx7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105211804050911235598&rtpof=true&sd=true Please follow the link to see the Guide. The formatting wouldn't allow me to copy and paste. I added a copied picture of the beginning of the document. (1) Why did you choose the strategy? I chose this strategy its flexibility in assessment and targeted insdtruction. By having students students identify their current understanding of core vocabulary and concepts it puts ownership on the student. This can lead to better targeted support to tailor instruction. This chart can also be used to guage student progress by administering the chart after presenting new vocabulary. (2) How do you anticipate it will impact deeper learning for students? This strategy will impact my students understanding by targeting specific vocabulary and concep...

 Reading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gbEkh-A-KRTIYdwVEbX4p3U9FoEEqPRG/view?usp=sharing Guide:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/16bml2aNs6vJe2LMcyEjOpW5jYHHST0HwE8AeLNBQGDQ/edit?usp=sharing Directions for Anticipation Guide: Before you read the article on Whale Evolution, read the statements in the table below. In the second column labeled Before reading the passage, I… , you will write “ A ” if you agree with the statement and “ D ” if you disagree with the statement. At the end of the reading you will do the same in the third column labeled After reading the passage, I… . Lastly, you will identify what paragraph, 1-6, supports your answer in the third column. Statement Before reading the passage, I… After reading the passage, I… Supporting paragraph Fossils can tell Scientists what an animal ate and how it moved. The size and orientation of a fossil helps Scientists appropriately age fossils.   Modern-day whales evolved from other marine mammals. Ea...