definition for: #contentlit

The use reading and writing to learn the subject matter in a discipline

The integration of reading, writing and content-area instruction

Using reading and writing to teach science, social studies and math.

The ability to use reading and writing for the acquisition of new content in a given discipline. Such ability includes three principal cognitive components: general literacy skills, content-specific literacy skills (such as map reading in the social studies,) and prior knowledge of content." (McKenna & Robinson 1990)