Exploring the Synergy between Science Literacy and Language Literacy with English Language Learners: Lessons Learned within a Sustained Professional Development Program

Autor/inn/en	Carrejo, David J.; Reinhartz, Judy
Titel	Exploring the Synergy between Science Literacy and Language Literacy with English Language Learners: Lessons Learned within a Sustained Professional Development Program
Quelle	In: SRATE Journal, 21 (2012) 2, S.33-38 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-1752
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Science; Grade 5; Elementary School Teachers; Science Teachers; Faculty Development; English Language Learners; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Teacher Role; Scientific Literacy; Content Area Reading; Praxis; Integrated Curriculum; Reading Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Science; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lehrerrolle; Sinnerfassendes Lesen; Lesetest
Abstract	Thirty-five elementary teachers participated in a yearlong professional development (PD) program whose goal was to foster science content learning while promoting language literacy for English Language Learners (ELL). The researchers utilized an explanatory design methodology to determine the degree to which science and language literacy co-developed. The research question guiding this study was: In what ways did the yearlong PD science program support teachers at 10 elementary schools to become more knowledgeable about fostering science literacy and its role in co-developing language literacy (e.g. reading, writing, listening, and speaking) for ELL? The measurable and significant gains on the quantitative state science and reading tests and the analysis of qualitative teaching episodes led to the conclusion that there is a synergy between science learning and language learning--as one increases, so does the other. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators. Web site: http://www.sratejournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10