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Scholes, Laura; Stahl, Garth; Comber, Barbara; McDonald, Sarah; Brownlee, Jo Lunn – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2021
Building on work that brings literacy instruction and student science learner identity together, this study addresses a gap in research related to student experiences as readers in middle school science classrooms. To understand student perceptions of pedagogical approaches to reading in science, we asked 45 middle school students to reflect on…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Content Area Reading
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Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tang, Shifang; Guerrero, Cindy; Wang, Zhuoying; Zhen, Fubiao – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2021
In this empirical study we examined the effect of a literacy-infused science intervention on fifth grade economically challenged students' science achievement in the curriculum-based and standardized assessments. A total of 27 treatment students and 20 comparison students from two intermediate schools in a rural district in South Texas in the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Low Income Students, Science Achievement, Science Instruction
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Creech, Janet; Hale, Gina – Science Teacher, 2006
Reading is an essential part of science literacy, yet teachers often face challenges in incorporating reading in science classrooms. In this article, the authors share how they brought reading back into their science classrooms. They designed four quarterly reading projects with yearlong literacy routines that they used successfully with their…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Skills, Reading Assignments, Middle School Students