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Creating Spaces For Literacy, Creating Spaces For Learning, Christy M. Howard
Creating Spaces For Literacy, Creating Spaces For Learning, Christy M. Howard
Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts
This study represents the practices of a middle school social studies teacher as she focuses on integrating questioning, reading, and writing in her content area. This teacher uses literacy strategies to engage students in practices of reading multiple texts and writing to showcase learning. She creates opportunities for students to make connections to their learning, posing questions to enhance critical thinking and the use of multiple sources to support responses. Through these actions, she creates spaces for student reading, writing, and learning to occur.