Interdisciplinary language arts and science instruction in elementary classrooms : applying research to practice /

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Other Authors: Akerson, Valarie L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
Series:Teaching and learning in science series
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to interdisciplinary science and language arts instruction
  • Why research on interdisciplinary language arts and science instruction? / Valarie L. Akerson & Terrell A. Young
  • Interdisciplinary teaching: history, theory, and interpretations / Janet C. Richards
  • A sociocultural perspective on scientific literacy and learning science / Troy D. Sadler
  • The influence of interdisciplinary science and language arts instruction on children's learning
  • Teachers' use of science notebooks to assess understanding of science concepts / Judith A. Morrison
  • Using the THC model of science investigation and science notebooking in elementary and middle-level science classrooms / David T. Crowther & John R. Cannon
  • Children publish in science as a way of knowing / Deborah A. Powell & Roberta J. Aram
  • Preparing English language learners in the science classroom / David Crowther [and others]
  • Inquiry curriculum in the primary grades / Carole Gile
  • Research on preparing elementary teachers to use interdisciplinary science and language arts instruction
  • Using a literature-based text cluster to teach science / William P. Bintz & Sara Delano Moore
  • Interdisciplinary teaching in the primary grades : preservice teachers' dilemmas and achievements connecting science, the arts, and reading / Janet C. Richards & Kim T. Shea
  • Using science notebook writing to promote preservice teachers' understanding of formative assessment / Judith A. Morrison
  • Using critical literacy in the science classroom / Ingrid Graves & Teddie Phillipson-Mower
  • CLASP : an approach to helping teachers interpret children's science journaling / Susan J. Britsch & Daniel Philip Shepardson
  • Semiotics for integrating geosciences into literacy in teacher education / Lucia Y. Lu
  • Using action research projects to help preservice elementary teachers effectively use interdisciplinary language arts and science instruction / Valarie L. Akerson
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • What do we know from our research? what do we still need to know? conclusions and recommendations / Valarie L. Akerson & Terrell A. Young.