Nottingham: What is disciplinary literacy? Secondary CPD

Course content:

• Reviews recent research and theory about academic language and disciplinary literacy
• Identifies literacy demands of curriculum subjects and the implications for teaching and learning
• Demonstrates practical strategies to develop disciplinary reading and academic vocabulary
• Develops understanding of how language shifts from informal talk to formal writing
• Uses academic writing tools to support cohesive and coherent writing

Audience:

• Practitioners who are new to, or beginning to develop their understanding of disciplinary literacy
• Literacy leaders, in order to cascade this training within their setting