Disciplinary literacy and explicit vocabulary teaching : a whole-school approach to closing the attainment gap /
Mortimore, Kathrine,author.
Quigley, Alex,writer of foreword.
Firmly rooted in research evidence of what works within the classroom for our most disadvantaged students, Disciplinary Literacy and Explicit Vocabulary Teaching offers teachers and school leaders practical ways in which those students who are behind in their literacy capabilities can make excellent progress.
Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. How all teachers can be teachers of literacy -- Chapter 1. Closing the attainment gap through curriculum and pedagogy -- Part II. Creating classrooms where disadvantaged learners thrive: best practice within the subject disciplines -- Chapter 2. English literature -- Chapter 3. English language -- Chapter 4. Maths -- Chapter 5. Science -- Chapter 6. History -- Chapter 7. Geography -- Chapter 8. Religious studies -- Chapter 9. Expressive arts -- Chapter 10. Technology and related subjects -- Chapter 11. Media studies -- Chapter 12. Physical education -- Chapter 13. Modern foreign languages -- Part III. Whole-school approaches to improving literacy -- Chapter 14. Explicit vocabulary teaching and the TA Dictionary -- Chapter 15. Staff development -- Chapter 16. Building areading and writing culture -- Chapter 17. From a whole-school approach to a personalised approach.
Firmly rooted in research evidence of what works within the classroom for our most disadvantaged students, Disciplinary Literacy and Explicit Vocabulary Teaching offers teachers and school leaders practical ways in which those students who are behind in their literacy capabilities can make excellent progress.
Literacy
Vocabulary