Teaching Reading in Science: A Supplement to Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Teacher’s Manual
Teaching Reading in Science: A Supplement to Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Teacher’s Manual By Mary Lee Barton, Deborah L Jordan
2001 | 139 Pages | ISBN: 1893476030 | PDF | 2 MB
2001 | 139 Pages | ISBN: 1893476030 | PDF | 2 MB
This book suggests that the reading of science text and textbooks requires the same thinking skills that are involved in a hands-on science activity and presents the latest research on reading and learning science. This supplement also includes suggestions on how to implement appropriate science readings into instruction and help students learn how to construct meaning from science textbooks. Contents include: (1) "Three Interactive Elements of Reading"; (2) "Strategic Processing"; (3) "Strategic Teaching"; (4) "Six Assumptions about Learning"; and (5) "Reading Strategies." (Contains 54 references.) (YDS).