As a Special Education and English Learner teacher, I used this lesson with students who struggle with reading comprehension and written expression, and what I witnessed was a powerful shift in how they engaged with informational text. My name is Maria, and for the past 22 years as a teacher in an inner city school in Washington DC, I’ve served as a Bilingual SPED teacher. My days are spent working within a unique intersection of needs: students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) who have significant cognitive disabilities, many of whom are also navigating the complexities of learning English as a second language. Classroom Context: The Challenge of the "Invisible" Text In our Digital Literacy class, the goal is always workforce readiness. However, before a student can successfully navigate a job application or a digital manual, they must master the fundamental skill of citing evidence. For my students, the "invisible" parts of reading—making inferences...