Disciplinary Literacy doesn't ask for all teachers to be general reading teachers; it asks for all educators to empower students to adopt and eventually adapt the language, genres, and modalities prized by each discipline" "to give students the tools to take on professional identities.

Ippolito, Dobbs, and Charner-Laird provide research-based frameworks, guiding questions and examples, and lots of stories from teachers who have already walked the path of Disciplinary Literacy Inquiry and Instruction. This book is for educators of all grade levels who want to take ownership of their own learning and raise their student's achievement across the board.