NSTA Press Title, Linking Science & Literacy, Helps K-8 Teachers
Posted on: Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 15:00 CDT
ARLINGTON, Va., July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Faced with increasing demands, elementary and middle school teachers often have trouble fitting much science into their daily efforts -- and some are unsure of how to integrate it with all-important language arts lessons. Linking Science & Literacy in the K-8 Classroom offers new hope to all these teachers! Now available from NSTA Press, Linking Science & Literacy helps teachers bring important science content and process skills into language arts.
Linking Science & Literacy is divided into two kinds of convincing content. First, in 16 chapters, prominent National Science Foundation-funded researchers and professional development experts write in easy-to-understand language about the connections between science and literacy. They offer a broad range of perspectives from the classroom, district level, and research community.
Second, nine case stories describe how real teachers actually made the curriculum connections in K-8 classrooms. These anecdotal accounts are frank and engaging, with numerous teacher-student dialogues and examples of students' work. The profiled teachers make it clear that there are lessons to be learned even from failed attempts.
Based on conferences sponsored by NSTA and funded by NSF, Linking Science & Literacy in the K-8 Classroom is just right for teachers, science and literacy supervisors, school administrators, and professional development providers. Separate sections cover reading, writing, special instruction for English language learners, and the role of administrators in blending science and literacy to the benefit of all.
You can browse sample pages of this new title for free at the NSTA Science Store Website at http://store.nsta.org/.
For additional information or to purchase Linking Science & Literacy in the K-8 Classroom and other titles from NSTA Press, visit the NSTA Science Store at http://www.nsta.org/pressnew. To order by phone, call 800-277-5300 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT weekdays. Outside the United States and Canada, call 301-638-0200. The 441-page book is priced at $31.95 and discount-priced for NSTA members at $25.56. (Item # PB203X, ISBN # 978-1-933531-01-4)
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CONTACT: Kim Leslie of NSTA, +1-703-312-9285, or kleslie@nsta.org
Web site: http://www.nsta.org/pressnewhttp://store.nsta.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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