Language and literacy in inquiry-based science classrooms, grades 3-8 / Zhihui Fang, with Linda Lamme and Rose M. Pringle ; foreward by Sandra K. Abell.
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.
Summary
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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