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

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