La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXI-327

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section CXXXI-327 - Disciplinary Literacy Competencies

A. The teacher candidate applies knowledge of the theoretical and evidence-based foundations of reading and writing processes and specific disciplinary literacy expectations as described in academic standards to select or design and implement an integrated and comprehensive curriculum that develops students' understanding of content.

1. The teacher candidate explains the research and theory of disciplinary literacy and demonstrates disciplinespecific reading and writing skills.

2. The teacher candidate explains how disciplinary literacy skills are necessary for learning content and expressing understanding of content through writing and speaking based on the academic standards for certification content area.

3. The teacher candidate selects or designs and implements discipline-specific curriculum and instructional materials which incorporate technology to support instructional goals and objectives for the disciplinary literacy demands of the certification content area and differentiates the materials for the range of literacy needs of adolescent readers.

4. The teacher candidate selects, assesses the accuracy and credibility of, and uses a range and volume of print, digital, visual, and oral discipline-specific texts including primary and secondary sources in social studies or current research, informational journals, experimental data, and results in science as instructional tools.

B. The teacher candidate applies knowledge of disciplinary literacy to select and use appropriate and varied instructional approaches to build all student ability to understand and express understanding of discipline specific content through reading, writing, speaking, and language.

1. The teacher candidate provides opportunities for students to learn and use vocabulary and language specific to the certification content area, practice discipline-specific reading and writing strategies, and gain and express understanding of content by exploring key questions through grade-level print, digital, visual, and oral discipline specific texts.

C. The teacher candidate applies knowledge of disciplinary literacy to select or design and use a range of ongoing classroom assessments for diagnostic, formal and informal, formative and summative, oral and written use which measure student mastery of grade-level standards in order to inform and adjust planning and instruction.

1. The teacher candidate assesses student ability to understand and use discipline-specific vocabulary and language, gain knowledge and understanding of content through grade-level, discipline-specific texts, and express knowledge and understanding through speaking and writing.

2. The teacher candidate uses trends in assessment results to plan lessons, make adjustments to instruction, and provide remediation and enrichment opportunities for students.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXI-327

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1805 (October 2006), Amended LR 43:1301 (July 2017), amended LR 48426 (3/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 481028 (4/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15), R.S. 17:7(6), R.S. 17:10, R.S. 17:22(6), R.S. 17:391.1-391.10, and R.S. 17:411.