Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 20:07:47 +0000
From: "Bninski, Julia" <jbninski@LUC.EDU>
Subject: Reading across the curriculum
Hello everyone,
I work at a 2-year college where there is growing faculty interest in Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum. However, none of us have any actual training in RAWAC. I've found plenty of resources related to WAC, but fewer resources related to improving literacy instruction across the curriculum. Most of the articles I've found relate to the Common Core state standards. They seem helpful, but it would be even more useful to find some resources aimed at college instructors.
Do you have any recommendations for resources that we should check out as we begin this venture to strengthen reading across the curriculum?
Thank you for your time!
Julia
Julia Bninski, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Writing and Literature
Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago
From: "Bninski, Julia" <jbninski@LUC.EDU>
Subject: Reading across the curriculum
Hello everyone,
I work at a 2-year college where there is growing faculty interest in Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum. However, none of us have any actual training in RAWAC. I've found plenty of resources related to WAC, but fewer resources related to improving literacy instruction across the curriculum. Most of the articles I've found relate to the Common Core state standards. They seem helpful, but it would be even more useful to find some resources aimed at college instructors.
Do you have any recommendations for resources that we should check out as we begin this venture to strengthen reading across the curriculum?
Thank you for your time!
Julia
Julia Bninski, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Writing and Literature
Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:52:49 -0500
From: Nick Carbone <nick.carbone@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Reading across the curriculum
Julia
Start here:
"Reading Across the Curriculum as the Key to Student Success" by Alice S.
Horning at https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/horning2007.cfm
There is also Ellen Carillo's A Writer's Guide to Mindful Reading, which
can be adapted as well at. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/mindful/
Then see a special issue on Reading Across the Curriculum Alice Horning
edited for _Across the Disciplines_ at
https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/reading/index.cfm
Description:
When faculty members are asked what they consider the single greatest
problem they face in their classrooms on a daily basis, they almost always
include reading as a key issue. Faculty comments reflect what could be
described as the "don't, won't, can't" problem. That is, students don't
read in the ways that faculty expect, and they won't unless faculty find
ways to force or coerce reading compliance. Underlying these two
significant aspects of the problem is a third, much bigger problem, which
is that many students are not able read in the ways faculty would like.
This situation is becoming increasingly serious in the face of ever larger
amounts of material available in print and online that faculty expect
students to read, comprehend, and critically assess. The most effective
solution will require work on the part of both students and faculty, in all
courses. The articles in this issue present useful findings and approaches
that address the problem from both the student side and the faculty side.
Contents
Introduction
Alice S. Horning
Reading to Write in East Asian Studies
Leora Freedman
Reading at the Threshold
Brian Gogan
It's Not that They Can't Read; It's that They Can't Read: Can We Create
"Citizen Experts" Through Interactive Assessment?
Steven J. Pearlman
Reading and Engaging Sources: What Students' Use of Sources Reveals About
Advanced Reading Skills
Sandra Jamieson
Not Just for Writing Anymore: What WAC Can Teach Us About Reading to Learn
Mary Lou Odom
When is Writing Also Reading?
Lynne A. Rhodes
High Profile Football Players' Reading at a Research University: ACT
Scores, Interview Responses, and Personal Preferences
Martha Townsend
The Problem of Academic Discourse: Assessing the Role of Academic
Literacies in Reading Across the K-16 Curriculum
Justin A. Young and Charlie R. Potter
From: Nick Carbone <nick.carbone@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Reading across the curriculum
Julia
Start here:
"Reading Across the Curriculum as the Key to Student Success" by Alice S.
Horning at https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/horning2007.cfm
There is also Ellen Carillo's A Writer's Guide to Mindful Reading, which
can be adapted as well at. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/mindful/
Then see a special issue on Reading Across the Curriculum Alice Horning
edited for _Across the Disciplines_ at
https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/reading/index.cfm
Description:
When faculty members are asked what they consider the single greatest
problem they face in their classrooms on a daily basis, they almost always
include reading as a key issue. Faculty comments reflect what could be
described as the "don't, won't, can't" problem. That is, students don't
read in the ways that faculty expect, and they won't unless faculty find
ways to force or coerce reading compliance. Underlying these two
significant aspects of the problem is a third, much bigger problem, which
is that many students are not able read in the ways faculty would like.
This situation is becoming increasingly serious in the face of ever larger
amounts of material available in print and online that faculty expect
students to read, comprehend, and critically assess. The most effective
solution will require work on the part of both students and faculty, in all
courses. The articles in this issue present useful findings and approaches
that address the problem from both the student side and the faculty side.
Contents
Introduction
Alice S. Horning
Reading to Write in East Asian Studies
Leora Freedman
Reading at the Threshold
Brian Gogan
It's Not that They Can't Read; It's that They Can't Read: Can We Create
"Citizen Experts" Through Interactive Assessment?
Steven J. Pearlman
Reading and Engaging Sources: What Students' Use of Sources Reveals About
Advanced Reading Skills
Sandra Jamieson
Not Just for Writing Anymore: What WAC Can Teach Us About Reading to Learn
Mary Lou Odom
When is Writing Also Reading?
Lynne A. Rhodes
High Profile Football Players' Reading at a Research University: ACT
Scores, Interview Responses, and Personal Preferences
Martha Townsend
The Problem of Academic Discourse: Assessing the Role of Academic
Literacies in Reading Across the K-16 Curriculum
Justin A. Young and Charlie R. Potter
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:07:13 -0500
From: Brian Hendrickson <bhendrickson@RWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Reading across the curriculum
Julia,
In addition to Nick's above suggestions from the WAC Clearinghouse, there's
also Horning et al, What Is College Reading?
<https://wac.colostate.edu/books/collegereading/> and D'Angelo et al,
Information
Literacy: Research and Collaboration Across Disciplines
<https://wac.colostate.edu/books/infolit/>.
Brian
From: Brian Hendrickson <bhendrickson@RWU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Reading across the curriculum
Julia,
In addition to Nick's above suggestions from the WAC Clearinghouse, there's
also Horning et al, What Is College Reading?
<https://wac.colostate.edu/books/collegereading/> and D'Angelo et al,
Information
Literacy: Research and Collaboration Across Disciplines
<https://wac.colostate.edu/books/infolit/>.
Brian
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 09:29:46 -0500
From: "Ellen C. Carillo" <eccarillo@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Link to Free Podcast with Daniel Willingham about Critical Thinking, Reading, and Teaching
Dear Colleagues,
Following up on Julia Bninski's thread asking for reading across the
curriculum resources, I would like to direct your attention to a newly
released podcast with Daniel Willingham. You may have seen his recent
(11/25) piece in *The New York Times *entitled "How to Get Your Mind to
Read" available here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opinion/sunday/how-to-get-your-mind-to-read.html
Here is the information about the podcast:
New Podcast Episode: Critical Thinking & Reading with Dan Willingham
Critical thinking pioneer and guru Dan Willingham joins Dave and Steve in
discussing the relationship among critical thinking, reading, and teaching.
They delve into the role that existing bodies of knowledge play in decoding
thinking. News of the week examines whether or not reading to evaluate
produces stronger outcomes than reading to comprehend. Also, to get "meta,"
Dave talks about the role attention plays in thinking, such as when
listening to a podcast ... or not.
iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-critical-thinking-in
itiative/id1274615583?mt=2
Podcast Page:
http://thecriticalthinkinginitiative.libsyn.com
Main Website:
www.TheCriticalThinkingInitiative.org
<http://www.thecriticalthinkinginitiative.org/>
Best,
Ellen Carillo, Associate Professor of English and Writing Coordinator
University of Connecticut
From: "Ellen C. Carillo" <eccarillo@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Link to Free Podcast with Daniel Willingham about Critical Thinking, Reading, and Teaching
Dear Colleagues,
Following up on Julia Bninski's thread asking for reading across the
curriculum resources, I would like to direct your attention to a newly
released podcast with Daniel Willingham. You may have seen his recent
(11/25) piece in *The New York Times *entitled "How to Get Your Mind to
Read" available here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/opinion/sunday/how-to-get-your-mind-to-read.html
Here is the information about the podcast:
New Podcast Episode: Critical Thinking & Reading with Dan Willingham
Critical thinking pioneer and guru Dan Willingham joins Dave and Steve in
discussing the relationship among critical thinking, reading, and teaching.
They delve into the role that existing bodies of knowledge play in decoding
thinking. News of the week examines whether or not reading to evaluate
produces stronger outcomes than reading to comprehend. Also, to get "meta,"
Dave talks about the role attention plays in thinking, such as when
listening to a podcast ... or not.
iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-critical-thinking-in
itiative/id1274615583?mt=2
Podcast Page:
http://thecriticalthinkinginitiative.libsyn.com
Main Website:
www.TheCriticalThinkingInitiative.org
<http://www.thecriticalthinkinginitiative.org/>
Best,
Ellen Carillo, Associate Professor of English and Writing Coordinator
University of Connecticut
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:21:57 -0500
From: Nick Carbone <nick.carbone@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Teaching the Art of Reading in the Digital Era - Pacific Standard
There's lots to think on in this piece that makes an argument for print
books by exploring research on their benefits for close and sustained
reading
"Reading," says Steve Mannheimer, professor of Media Arts and Science at
Indiana University, "doesn't occur without some fairly specific and
concrete combination of physical objects, environment, and purpose." So one
technique is to focus on the book as a book. "Intuitively, I would say that
the paper book invites far more physical manipulation with at least the
fingers and hands," he says. "All that finger/hand fidgeting is part of the
cognitive process, or at least reinforces the cognitive process of reading."
....
Another thing electronic books cannot provide is something that many
reading experts believe is essential for creating an environment conducive
to lifelong reading: a room filled with actual books.
...
And indeed the physical book seems on the verge of a comeback. Actual
bookstores are experiencing a notable resurgence. According to the American
Booksellers Association, the number of independent bookstores rose 27
percent between 2009 and 2014.
From: Nick Carbone <nick.carbone@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Teaching the Art of Reading in the Digital Era - Pacific Standard
There's lots to think on in this piece that makes an argument for print
books by exploring research on their benefits for close and sustained
reading
"Reading," says Steve Mannheimer, professor of Media Arts and Science at
Indiana University, "doesn't occur without some fairly specific and
concrete combination of physical objects, environment, and purpose." So one
technique is to focus on the book as a book. "Intuitively, I would say that
the paper book invites far more physical manipulation with at least the
fingers and hands," he says. "All that finger/hand fidgeting is part of the
cognitive process, or at least reinforces the cognitive process of reading."
....
Another thing electronic books cannot provide is something that many
reading experts believe is essential for creating an environment conducive
to lifelong reading: a room filled with actual books.
...
And indeed the physical book seems on the verge of a comeback. Actual
bookstores are experiencing a notable resurgence. According to the American
Booksellers Association, the number of independent bookstores rose 27
percent between 2009 and 2014.
full essay is at
https://psmag.com/magazine/teaching-the-art-of-reading-in-the-digital-era
nick.carbone@gmail.com
http://ncarbone.blogspot.com
