Absorbing Visual Literacy

Journal Article | October 2018

Using diaper advertisements to create product testers

The Science and Literacy Framework

Journal Article | October 2008

Carefully selected trade books can introduce science concepts, develop background knowledge, reinforce hands-on lessons, support science-process skills, and at the same time enhance related literacy-process skills. They…

A Place for Content Literacy

Journal Article | December 2010

To help students learn and apply science content, teachers can embed content literacy instruction within science instruction. This involves teaching the content and the literacy skills students need to learn that…

Policy, Literacy, and Energy

Journal Article | February 2015

A yearlong project to engage physics students with national energy policy.

Scientific Literacy for All

Journal Article | February 2000

All students, including English language learners (ELLs), benefit from a curriculum that emphasizes the teaching of concepts in depth and focuses on process and critical thinking skills. Often, simply using the inquiry-…

Writing and Science Literacy

Journal Article | December 2011

Students' science literacy can be assessed and enhanced by using writing activities in the science classroom. Students can use technical writing to communicate their lab experiences and creative writing to make…