Teaching reading in science: a supplement to "Teaching reading in the content areas teacher's manual (2nd ed.)"

This book suggests that the reading of science text and textbooks requires the same thinking skills that are involved in a hands-on science activity and presents the latest research on reading and learning science. This supplement also includes suggestions on how to implement appropriate science readings into instruction and help students learn how to construct meaning from science textbooks. Contents include: (1) "Three Interactive Elements of Reading"; (2) "Strategic Processing"; (3) "Strategic Teaching"; (4) "Six Assumptions about Learning"; and (5) "Reading Strategies." (Contains 54 references.) (YDS). Teaching Reading in Science is a valuable companion to the Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Teacher's Manual and acknowledges the special challenges of reading in the context of science. Many of the book's principles derive from recommendations of the National Research Council's science standards. The authors begin by examining what research says about the role of the reader, the role of climate, and the role of text features for reading and science. They also discuss strategic processing as used by effective readers of science and strategic teaching incorporating a five-phase instructional model (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate). A comprehensive resource package designed to assist educators in teaching reading in the content areas