Language and Literacy in Science Education

Author: Jerry Wellington
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0335205984

Language and Literacy in Science Education

Science in secondary schools has tended to be viewed mainly as a 'practical subject', and language and literacy in science education have been neglected. Download Language and Literacy in Science Education from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. But learning the language of science is a major part of science education: every science lesson is a language lesson, and language is a major barrier to most school students in learning science. This accessible book explores the main difficulties in the language of science and examines practical ways to aid students in retaining, understanding, reading, speaking and writing scientific language. Jerry Wellington and Jonathan Osborne draw together and synthesize current good practice, thinking and research in this field. They use many practical examples, illustrations and tried-and-tested ma Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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