Interdisciplinary language arts and science instruction in elementary classrooms
Subtitle: applying research to practice
By: edited by Valarie L. Akerson.
Contributors: Akerson, Valarie L.
Series: Teaching and learning in science series
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Mahwah, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780805860023; 9780805860030; 9781410617583
Subjects: Language arts -- Correlation with content subjects; Science and the humanities; Interdisciplinary approach in education
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to interdisciplinary science and language arts instruction; title: Why research on interdisciplinary language arts and science instruction? / Valarie L. Akerson & Terrell A. Young; title: Interdisciplinary teaching: history, theory, and interpretations / Janet C. Richards; title: A sociocultural perspective on scientific literacy and learning science / Troy D. Sadler; title: The influence of interdisciplinary science and language arts instruction on children's learning; title: Teachers' use of science notebooks to assess understanding of science concepts / Judith A. Morrison; title: Using the THC model of science investigation and science notebooking in elementary and middle-level science classrooms / David T. Crowther & John R. Cannon; title: Children publish in science as a way of knowing / Deborah A. Powell & Roberta J. Aram; title: Preparing English language learners in the science classroom / David Crowther ... [et al.]; title: Inquiry curriculum in the primary grades / Carole Gile; title: Research on preparing elementary teachers to use interdisciplinary science and language arts instruction; title: Using a literature-based text cluster to teach science / William P. Bintz & Sara Delano Moore; title: Interdisciplinary teaching in the primary grades : preservice teachers' dilemmas and achievements connecting science, the arts, and reading / Janet C. Richards & Kim T. Shea; title: Using science notebook writing to promote preservice teachers' understanding of formative assessment / Judith A. Morrison; title: Using critical literacy in the science classroom / Ingrid Graves & Teddie Phillipson-Mower; title: CLASP : an approach to helping teachers interpret children's science journaling / Susan J. Britsch & Daniel Philip Shepardson; title: Semiotics for integrating geosciences into literacy in teacher education / Lucia Y. Lu; title: Using action research projects to help preservice elementary teachers effectively use interdisciplinary language arts and science instruction / Valarie L. Akerson; title: Conclusions and recommendations; title: What do we know from our research? what do we still need to know? conclusions and recommendations / Valarie L. Akerson & Terrell A. Young.