Reading Science: Practical Strategies for Integrating Instruction

by Jennifer L. Altieri

Overview

How can we prepare our students to think, read, and write like scientists?

In Reading Science, Jennifer Altieri reminds us that literacy skills aren’t add-ons to the science class—they are critical parts of instruction. She addresses the need for both literacy and science skills in our classrooms to prepare our students for the future challenges they will meet.

Strategies you can use right away

Filled with practical strategies customized for science classrooms based on Jennifer’s decades of experience connecting content areas with literacy, this book supports:

• teaching students to be critical consumers of scientific information they read, regardless of the source or type of text
• developing students’ interest in scientific vocabulary and rich understanding of how words relate to each other
• encouraging collaboration as students seek answers to scientific questions and communicate their findings.

Science requires specialized literacy demands

Our students should be prepared for not only the science class as we know it today but for future science classes and the world beyond. To create classrooms that support this kind of learning, we must use literacy as a tool to help students access science content, communicate their ideas precisely, and apply their discoveries in new contexts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780325062587
Publisher:	Heinemann
Publication date:	02/10/2016
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Altieri has been a teacher, reading consultant, and is currently associate professor of literacy at Coastal Carolina University. The author of multiple books and a frequent presenter at conferences, Jennifer is passionate about developing readers, writers, and thinkers through content literacy.

Listen to Jennifer talk about integrating science and literacy on The Heinemann Podcast.

Follow her on Twitter: @JenniferAltier1

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Making the Science-Literacy Connection 1

Chapter 2 Expanding Our Vision of Scientific Texts 13

Chapter 3 Building Scientific Vocabulary Knowledge 40

Chapter 4 A Comprehending Scientific Text 71

Chapter 5 Taking a Good Look at Images in Science 97

Appendix A Suggested Twitter Chats 114

Appendix B Science Trade Book Evaluation Guide 115

Appendix C Digital Science Text Evaluation Guide 116

Appendix D Key Science Terms Chart 117

Appendix E Group Knowledge Rating Sheet 118

Appendix F Keyword Template 120

Appendix G Informational Text Features Chart 121

Appendix H Looking Through the Lens 122

Bibliography 123