Language and literacy in inquiry-based science classrooms, grades 3-8

Language and literacy in inquiry-based science classrooms, grades 3-8 /

Offers effective strategies that can be implemented immediately for science teachers of students in Grades 3-8. Provides ideas, aligned with national science education standards, for incorporating language analysis and science literature into inquiry-based science classrooms.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Fang, Zhihui
Other Authors: Lamme, Linda Leonard, Pringle, Rose M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : [Arlington, Va.] : Corwin Press ; NSTA Press, 2010
Subjects:
Science > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Science > Terminology > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Language arts > Correlation with content subjects.
Science > Study and teaching (Primary)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Teaching science as inquiry
  • The challenges of science reading
  • Using trade books to support science inquiry
  • Learning language, learning science
  • Scaffolding reading through strategy instruction
  • Learning to write and writing to learn in science.

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