LITERACY & SCIENCEAugust 27, 2014!

!

*Please sit with your team*

...Students that observed and interacted with scientific phenomenon in combination with access to interesting texts gained greater conceptual knowledge of the science content and experienced greater engagement than those without the literacy connection. !

Swan, E.A. (2003). Concept-oriented reading instruction: Engaging classrooms, lifelong learners. New York: The Guilford Press.

Literacy and Science

Good Scientists and Good Reader & Writers...!

1. Ask questions!

2. Make predictions!

3. Search for information!

4. Test ideas!

5. Summarize and represent findings!

6. Monitor understanding

New Resources

Science-Literacy Integration Ideas

K-5

K-5

K-5 K-5

K-5

3-5

Some Main Points From the Resources

Not intended to stand alone, but to supplement inquiry based science lessons (Pg 20 Even More Picture-Perfect Science)!

Generally set up using 5Es

Sample

Strategy You Could Use: Interactive Read Aloud

in ScienceBefore Reading!

1. Intro book (title, author, genre)!

2. Preview Text (picture walk)!

3. Set a purpose, “Let’s read to find out...”

During Reading:!

1. Read expressively (model fluency)!

2. Pre-arranged questions related to your purpose & focused on a reading skill. Not too many.!

3. Wait time

After Reading:!

1. Invite response (“What did you think of the story?”)!

2. Ask kids, “why” and ask them to “revisit the text.”

Explore Time!With you team...!

Take a look at your science plans and pick a unit you want to focus on!

Explore your materials!

Make a plan on how to use Trade Books most effectively. !

• How might you relate the books to your science unit? $

• What literacy questions will your ask in your IRA?

Resources

http://www.esiponline.org/books/101.html!

Interactive Reading Info Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlrOoLqHUVs!

Literacy in Science: http://scimathmn.org/stemtc/resources/science-best-practices/literacy-science