This video focuses on how interactive read-alouds, a common practice in elementary schools, can be geared toward supporting scientific sense-making. See how students are invited to reason about specific pieces of content and ask questions of informational texts.
Inviting students to interact with and thoughtfully question or critique information in texts can help them see themselves as active participants in scientific sense-making, rather than gatherers of known facts.
Consider additional ways to integrate science and literacy in the early grades: Wright, T. S., & Gotwals, A. W. (2023). Supporting integrated instruction in science and literacy in K-2 classrooms. In S. Q. Cabell, S. B. Neuman, & N. P. Terry (Eds.), Handbook on the science of early literacy (pp. 162-174). Guilford Publications.
This page compiles the contributions to the 2026 NARST symposium, drawing on the expertise of local teachers in Seattle who participated in the PASTEL research project.
To raise awareness of the class’s diverse needs and expertise, teacher Emma intentionally adopts anti-ableist and linguistically-inclusive pedagogies that showcase her commitment to building a classroom of interdependence and care. See how she does this!
This ConnectEd learning webinar features three beginning elementary teachers and how they are working to broaden the knowledge bases and languages of science in their classrooms. Check out their short classroom videos and reflections on striving toward justice-centered teaching.
This site is primarily funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Award #1907471 and #1315995