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 tool shows how a teacher planned for an...
Teacher Ruby shares her experience developing a unit that draws on the wealth of knowledge and cultural resources her students bring from their homes
Using Science Theater as a format for student explanations.
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