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Integrating Literacy and Science: The Research We Have, the Research We Need

By Gina N. Cervetti, P. David Pearson, Jacqueline Barber, Elfrieda H. Hiebert and Marco A. Bravo

In this chapter, the authors review the research base that informs the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading® curriculum, and trace the development of the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading® model. Each guiding principle of the curriculum is discussed, along with preliminary assessment results that point to the advantage of integrating science and literacy. The chapter closes with questions around the science-literacy interface that merit further research.

Year: 2007

Pages: 18

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Topics:

  • Literacy

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