Reading and writing in science
Subtitle: tools to develop disciplinary literacy
By: Maria C. Grant, Douglas Fisher.
Contributors: Fisher, Douglas, 1965-
Publisher: Corwin Press; Corwin
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781412956130; 9781412956147
Subjects: Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Science -- Terminology -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Language arts -- Correlation with content subjects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The role of language in science; title: Developing and activating background knowledge; title: Integrating vocabulary instruction into the science classroom; title: Reading science texts; title: Writing in science: scaffolding skills for science teachers; title: Assessing student learning in science.