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Practical disciplinary literacy

Audit an authentic subject task

Locate the actual barrier before choosing a routine.

A worked school example

A worked disciplinary thinking model
Task

Year 8 science: explain a cooling result using a particle model.

Demand

Read the graph; distinguish observation and explanation; connect cause and effect.

Evidence

Compare a labelled sketch and English explanation before deciding what needs teaching.

This is a suggested local planning example, not a school rating or an official EEF implementation tool.