Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading: Effective Tools for Developing Literacy through Science in the Early Grades

这个为期三年的试点项目将开发和实地测试三个二至三年级的模块，将科学和扫盲融为一体。每个模块将由一组以探究为中心的科学调查和一套九个阅读器组成。这些以研究为基础的扫盲发展资源将强调与调查有关的科学内容。劳伦斯科学馆的工作人员和加州大学伯克利分校教育研究生院的教职员工将与密歇根大学教育学院的识字专家合作开发读者。科学材料将根据成功的GEMS(数学和科学伟大探索)单元进行修订，以加强其与国家科学教育标准的一致性。参与实地测试的教师将在资源的使用上得到专业发展。他们还可以使用作为该项目的一部分开发的评估系统，该系统将对学生在识字和科学方面的进步提供形成性反馈。该项目的研究部分将审查教师对这些材料的反应，对其在各种课堂环境中的有效性，以及对将科学与扫盲教学相结合的反应。

This three-year pilot project will develop and field-test three 2nd-3rd-grade modules incorporating science and literacy. Each module will consist of a cluster of inquiry-centered science investigations and a set of nine readers. These research-based resources for literacy development will emphasize science content related to the investigations. The staff of the Lawrence Hall of Science and faculty from the Graduate School of Education at the University of California-Berkeley will work with literacy experts from the School of Education at the University of Michigan to develop the readers. The science materials will be based upon successful GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science) units, revised to enhance their alignment with the National Science Education Standards. Teachers involved in the field test will receive professional development in the use of the resources. They will also have access to an assessment system, developed as part of this project, that will provide formative feedback on students' progress in both literacy and science. The research component of this project will examine teachers' responses to these materials, to their effectiveness in a variety of classroom settings and to merging science with literacy instruction.