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Teaching Science to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Elementary Students by Amy Cox-Petersen; Leah Melber; Terri Patchen; Terri R Patchen is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Teaching Science to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Elementary Students helps K-8 teachers implement culturally relevant instructional strategies to ensure that all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic class, can do science, like science, and become scientists if they choose. In America's increasingly diverse classrooms, science is not always presented in a way that is meaningful to all students. With this in mind, this book outlines 8 culturally relevant strategies for teaching science to help ensure all students have access to inquiry-based, interactive, and experiential science learning. Written to encourage inclusive practices, the book shows how to teach science using students' experiences, how to integrate science and literacy and how to use alternative methods to assess students' understanding of science. Includes 8 culturally relevant strategies for teaching science to all students-outlines inclusive practices that ensure all students have access to inquiry-based, interactive, and experiential science learning. Emphasizes family connections and teaching science to and through students' experiences-connects science activities and content to student

Author

Amy Cox-Petersen; Leah Melber; Terri Patchen; Terri R Patchen

Publisher

Pearson Education; Allyn & Bacon

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780137146239