Literacy Is Every Teacher’s Job: Building Knowledge Across the Curriculum

Welcome to Digital Learning Today. In this episode, Jeff Bradbury explores the strategic systems that shape the future of education, focusing on Instructional Coaching, Artificial Intelligence, Professional Learning, and the latest Educational Technology Trends.

In this episode, Caroline Davidson from World Book discusses how teachers can integrate literacy and content knowledge using tools like Classmate, emphasizing engagement, credible sources, and practical routines for effective teaching.

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In This Episode …

ClassMate as the bridge (literacy + content learning)Accesstrusted, kid-friendly nonfiction(articles, videos, images)Turn content intoassignments fast(or useready-madeones)

Engage students with nonfiction

Read with students(don’t “assign and walk away”)Addpause points+ “turn and talk”Requireevidence from the text: “Where did it say that?”

Start-small routines (research + vocabulary)

Number paragraphsfor shared referencesMain idea → highlight evidenceTeach1 vocabulary wordin ~5 minutes;revisitlater in the week