Reading and Writing Strategies for the Secondary Science Classroom in a PLC at Work(R)

Equip your students with the literacy support they need to think like scientists. Written by a team of experienced educators, this book provides practical literacy-based strategies designed for science teachers of grades 6-12. It can be read cover-to-cover or used as a quick reference for specific strategies. Learn how to connect science content with literacy skill development, differentiated instruction, designing meaningful assessments, effective feedback, and more.

Benefits:

• Understand the role that professional learning communities (PLCs) and science teachers play in literacy development and student-centered learning.
• Foster student engagement by utilizing adaptable strategies and literacy resources for developing pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading skills.
• Learn why collaboration among different disciplines can enhance literacy instruction in secondary science education.
• Obtain tools and techniques for designing meaningful assessments that align literacy and science standards and improve student learning outcomes.
• Gain reflective knowledge to strengthen science and literacy instructional practices, encouraging learners to think like scientists.

Contents:
Preface
Introduction: Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher
Chapter 1: Collaboration, Learning, and Results
Chapter 2: Foundational Literacy Triage
Chapter 3: Prereading
Chapter 4: During Reading
Chapter 5: Postreading
Chapter 6: Writing
Chapter 7: Assessment