Literacy and science: Each in the service of the other

Science

Volumn 328, Issue 5977, 2010, Pages 459-463

  Pearson, P David ^a   Moje, Elizabeth ^b   Greenleaf, Cynthia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WestEd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERACY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CURRICULUM; EMPIRICISM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KINDERGARTEN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SCIENTIST; SKILL; STUDENT; TEACHING; THEORETICAL STUDY; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; READING; SCIENCE; TEACHING; WRITING;

EID: 77951526203     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1182595     Document Type: Review

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