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Crossing Borders: High School Science Teachers Learning to Teach the Specialized Language of Science
Direct linkPatrick, Jennifer Drake – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The highly specialized language of science is both challenging and alienating to adolescent readers. This study investigated how secondary science teachers learn to teach the specialized language of science in their classrooms. Three research questions guided this study: (a) what do science teachers know about teaching reading in science? (b) what…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Jargon, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers
