Scientific discourse : multiliteracy in the classroom /
Scientific Discourse examines the nature of scientific inquiry in the primary school classroom to show how this interacts with early literacy. Through an examination of the texts used and produced by pupils studying science the author shows how what is at work in this context of scientific discourse...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
©2006.
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| Series: | Continuum Discourse.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Situating Science, Literacy and Discourse in the Inquiry Classroom; 2 From Letter Recognition to Meaning Construction: Developmental Processes in Science and Literacy; 3 Teaching Science: The Revolution and Ramifications of Elementary School Science Inquiry; 4 Researching Scientific Inquiry in the Elementary Classroom; 5 The Tasks of Scientific Inquiry; 6 The Genre of Scientific Inquiry; 7 The Development of Scientific Knowledge; 8 The Multiliteracy of Scientific Knowledge Development; 9 Conceptualizing Scientific Discourse; Bibliography.
- Index.
