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Delacruz, Stacy – Reading Teacher, 2020
In today's multimodal landscape, coding has a space in the elementary literacy curriculum. Coding and literacy have many parallels, which are described in further detail. The author also explains why coding should be integrated into the primary grades and the steps that teachers can take to implement coding in the literacy curriculum. The free app…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Grade 2, Teaching Methods, Literacy Education
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Leighton, Christine M.; Ford-Connors, Evelyn; Proctor, C. Patrick; Wyatt, Jennifer – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2019
This article explores how a second-grade teacher challenged and supported students of varying language and literacy abilities to engage with complex material during a 14-week read-aloud unit focused on historical change-makers, and how engagement and comprehension through talk and writing changed for five purposefully selected students.…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Elementary School Students, Language Skills, English Language Learners
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Troncale, Jennifer M. – Science and Children, 2016
Reading and writing are essential skills that students use as they learn science. For students to attain scientific literacy, they must create meaningful lessons capitalizing on curiosity and natural wonders about the world, through which students speak, read, and write about their science experiences. The inquiry-based lesson described in this…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Lesson Plans
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Cohen, Jeremy A.; Casa, Tutita M.; Miller, Heather C.; Firmender, Janine M. – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
This study compared the characteristics of second graders' mathematical writing between an intervention and comparison group. Two six-week Project M2 units were implemented with students in the intervention group. The units position students to communicate in ways similar to mathematicians, including engaging in verbal discourse where they…
Descriptors: Mathematical Aptitude, Grade 2, Writing Skills, Student Characteristics