Curriculum Literacy

Resource Bank
Language in Education
Curriculum Resources to Target Literacy

Features
▪ Resources to integrate an enhance literacy
▪ Subject specific materials for students
▪ Diverse grade levels in each subject
▪ Text-based examples
▪ Teacher resources
Art

Interactive Books allow students to engage • Colors – Robert Crowther

with materials in new ways • Art in Action – Guy Hubbard
• Art Across the Alphabet – Kelly Justus
• Colors by Robert Crowther Campbell
Art

Books for Middle Grades: • Art Talk – Rosland Ragans

• Japanese Art & Culture – Kamini Khaduri • Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art –
• Indian Art of the Northwest Coast – Bill R.H Hubbard
Holm and Bill Reid
 CTS

Graphic Lesson & Activity Book display instruction Instructional DVDs

visually • B Careful When U Txt: The Dangers of Texting and
Sexting
• How to Code in 10 Easy Lesson by Sean McManus • Keeping Safe Online
• My Digital Life
CTS

Student and Teacher Internet Safety • The Learning Highway – Trevor Owen & Ron Owston
Resources: • The Teacher’s Complete & Easy Guide to the Internet –
Ann Heide & Linda Stilborne
 Drama
Books for Primary & Middle Grades Example:
• Drama Themes – Larry Schwartz
• The Arts Go To School – David Booth & Masayuki
• Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops –
Jessica Swale
 English Language Arts

Reading
-Materials can be in any form of
literature. Curriculum based texts
contain collections of grade level
readings, as well as include FNMI
references
English Language Arts

Reading: Comprehension and Analysis

-It is important for students to be
challenged when approaching new
content, but not defeatingly overwhelmed
 English Language Arts

Writing
-Provide students with
a basis to build their
writing on, while
providing appropriate
scaffolding materials
throughout the
process
 English Language Arts

Speaking
-Students may be given opportunities to
read character roles which encourages
creative thinking
 English Language Arts

Listening
-Auditory Aids
scaffold student
literacy development
when learning to read
letters in combination
with sound
English Language Arts

Viewing
-Visual aids allow students to
broaden their understanding
and make meaningful
connections to the content
English Language Arts

Visual Representation
-Alternative or
complimentary forms of
text that support
meaning and
understanding
-Visual Representations
“present complex text
and themes, and deal
with topics that are more
abstract and
intellectually
demanding” (Murphy,
2009)
Math

Curriculum Based Texts

-Structured and sequential lessons and
problems
Math
Teaching Math through storytelling simultaneously
incorporated numeracy into literacy, developing both skills
together

• Math & Literature – Marilyn Burns

• The Further Adventures of Penrose Mathematical Cat – Theoni Pappas
• Marvels of Math – Kendall Haven
 Math
Math Stories for Primary Grades
• Math in Fables & Myths by Nancy Polette
• & Joan Ebbesmeyer
Math

Combining Math and Art using Visual

Representation’s
• MATH-terpieces by Greg Tang
Math

Manipulatives Flash Cards

-Kinesthetic and Visual Learners -Visual and Auditory Learners
 Math
Visual Representation in Math for Secondary
Grades
• Numbers and Patterns by R. Montesanto
& D. Zimmer
Math

Literary descriptions
of Math for secondary students
• Geometry Out Loud by Pat
Mower
 Math
Math Vocabulary for ELL students
-Includes practical examples for
students to gain an understanding in
English terminology

• First Steps to Math – Rachlin, Ditchburn, Bannon, Sawicki

• Math Talk - Heinemann