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The Effect of the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading Curriculum (Planets and Moons Unit) for Developing Literacy through Science in Fifth Grade

By Luke Duesbery, Jacob Werblow and Todd Twyman

This is an evaluation which examined the Planets and Moons unit of the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading® curriculum to determine the efficacy of the curriculum on general education students and ELL students.

Year: 2011

Pages: 45

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Topics:

  • Literacy

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