Disciplinary Literacy

• Model disciplinary literacy in the classroom.
• Expose students to keywords early within each of the topics, so they use the words and understand how to use them in context.

Targeted Vocabulary Instruction

• Discuss the etymology of the words by breaking them down to help them understand the meaning.
• Use Frayer models where required.

Reading Comprehension

• Identification of keywords in a text to link and comprehend to each of the assessment objectives and tasks.
• Model how to find key information from research on the internet or textbooks and allow time to apply the knowledge to the learning objectives and tasks.

Academic Talk

• When questioning students, they use language as if they are an expert.

Scaffolded Writing Activities

• Ensure students include all relevant information using templates and notes pages.  Identifying the content and command verbs for each mark band criteria.
• Model and share success criteria through the use of WAGOLLs and linking them to each of the mark band criteria.