Title: Digitally Supported Disciplinary Literacy for Diverse K-5 Classrooms
Author(s): Jamie Colwell, Amy Hutchison, Lindsay Woodward
Publisher: Teachers College Press, New York
ISBN:9780807764121 Pages: 168 Year: 2020
Elementary teachers will often say that they wear many hats throughout their day. This is the result of the educational community expecting K-5 teachers to be experts in many fields. As those involved in elementary education well know, teaching at this level is a tough job. The average K-5 teacher is responsible for knowing the standards and teaching the content of four subject areas (English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies) as well as numerous other social and academic skills. Additionally, the need to introduce instructional technology and digital citizenship skills have been added to elementary teachers’ already full plates. With these issues in mind, Colwell et al. valiantly attempt to make current research approachable and provide practical strategies to assist K-5 educators in their ambitious book.
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