You are invited to join

a Central California Writing Project Study Group!

CCWP Content Literacy Study Group:

Defining and Teaching Disciplinary Literacies
Writin g and Reading in So cial Studies and S cience

FREE for Grad es 4-12 T eachers

CCWP values and honors CCWP C ontent Lit eracy

teacher knowledge and expertise! Study G roup
We will each bring our own expertise * When will we meet?
and understanding of literacy instruction We will meet once a month
to share with our group. (first Tuesdays), beginning Mar. 2011.

Mar. 1: 4:30 – 6:00

CCWP values classroom inquiry, Apr. 5: 4:30 – 6:00
with a strong research base: May 3: 4:30 – 6:00

We will be reading and discussing current * Where will we meet?

research on Disciplinary Literacies, Castroville Library
with a lens on the following questions: 11160 Speegle Street
Castroville, CA 95012
! What does it mean to think and write like
an historian? a scientist? * Is there a cost I will have to pay?
No. Participation in this study group is
! What resources can help us define our
FREE!
own essential content literacy skills?

! Because ELA literacy strategies often do

not “work” when reading and writing in Are you interested in joining
other disciplines, how can we teach
students to read and write about social our study group?
studies and science texts?
Contact Louann Baker:
email: louann.baker@gmail.com
phone: 831.682.7286
What will CCWP provide?
! Coffee, tea and snacks
! Research articles
When you “sign-up,” we will ask you to
! Journal (or you could bring one of your
provide contact information, so we can send
own, of course)
you information about the group and
directions to the meeting venue.