Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan - Session 7 - Disciplinary Literacy and Supporting Adolescent Readers

Oct 10, 2026

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Session 7 of the Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan focuses on disciplinary literacy and its role in meeting adolescents’ literacy needs. The session introduces disciplinary literacy concepts, connects instructional practices in Grades 6–12 across academic disciplines, and emphasizes aligning Tier 1/core literacy efforts to diverse student needs. Attendees explore shared norms for participation and engage with an agenda covering disciplinary literacy overview, instructional highlights, and review of supporting digital and print resources.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages59

Reading Time2 h 29 min

AccessFree to download

Meet the Presenters

Housekeeping

Shared Norms

Learning Outcomes

Agenda

Disciplinary literacy overview

Highlight instructional practices

Review resources

Disciplinary literacy in Grades 6-12

Content literacy and expert practices

Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan Disciplinary Literacy and Supporting Adolescent Readers April 10, 2025 Session 7 1 Meet the Presenters Molly Allen Asst. Regional Superintendent ROE \#17 Dr. Scott Filkins Lecturer, Licensure Program Coordinator Department of Curriculum & Instruction, UIUC Kellyn Sirach Reading Content Specialist IL SLD Support Project Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan | Session 7 2 Housekeeping • Please complete the registration form for this event. • Today's slide deck can be accessed here: • All resources are available in a our shared folder and archived on ISBE’s Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan webpage after each session. Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan | Session 7 3 Illinois has an urgent and collective responsibility to achieve educational equity by ensuring that all policies, programs, and practices affirm the strengths that each and every child brings within their diverse backgroundsand life experiences, and by delivering the comprehensive supports, programs, and educational opportunities they need to succeed. ISBE Equity Statement Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan | Session 7 4 Shared Norms Empower Engage U. p. l.. i.. f.. t Unite Stay future-focused, work toward solutions, and promote progress in every discussion. Actively participate by sharing feedback and interacting in both the chat and small groups. Encourage diverse perspectives, provide space for everyone to share their ideas, and embrace discomfort to foster growth. Foster a sense of togetherness and openness, ensuring full participation. Make your video available if possible. Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan | Session 7 5 Learning Outcomes • Understand key concepts of disciplinary literacy and they relate to literacy needs of adolescents • Align disciplinary literacy instructional practices with the diverse needs of your students • Become familiar with digital and print resources that support disciplinary literacy practices Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan | Session 5 6 Agenda 1 disciplinary literacy overview 2 highlight instructional practices 3 review resources Capacity Builders: Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan | Session 7 7 What instructional or curricular strengths are you observing in Tier 1/core literacy across disciplines in Grades 6-12? Why do you consider what you’re observing a strength? 8 Content or disciplinary literacy focuses on developing students’ ability to effectively read, write, and communicate within specific academic disciplines. This aspect of literacy recognizes that different subjects like science, mathematics, history, and literature each have unique conventions, vocabularies, and methods of inquiry. 9 In content literacy, students learn to engage with texts in a manner that is reflective of how experts in the field approach them. For example, in science, this might involve interpreting data from graphs and experiments, while in history, it might focus on analyzing primary source documents. 10

FAQs

What learning outcomes does Session 7 target?

The session aims to help participants understand disciplinary literacy concepts for adolescents, align instructional practices to diverse student needs, and identify digital and print resources that support disciplinary literacy.

What is disciplinary literacy and what does it focus on?

Disciplinary literacy develops students’ ability to read, write, and communicate within specific academic disciplines, reflecting each field’s conventions, vocabulary, and inquiry methods.

Which disciplines are referenced as examples of different content literacy approaches?

Science, mathematics, history, and literature are highlighted, with examples such as interpreting data in science and analyzing primary source documents in history.

Oct 10, 2026

Uploaded by Mabel