Disciplinary Literacy means ways of reading, writing, thinking, and being for the purpose of disciplinary inquiry.
Being literate in a discipline means one can construct knowledge, and communicate knowledge of the discipline.
Disciplinary Literacy is shaped by the norms, purposes, audiences, and epistemologies of the discipline.

IDLL is fulfilling:
  • A need to come together around literacy in each discipline
  • A need to ensure equity in instruction for all students
  • A need to be updated in recent research and best practices around literacy in the disciplines
  • A need to utilize the amazing resources near us- our work is influenced by the research and practice of Dr. Elizabeth Moje at UM and Dr. Cathy Fleischer at EMU