Academic Vocabulary Instruction and Socio-Scientific Issue Discussion in Urban Sixth-Grade Science Classrooms

• Main Authors: Relyea, Jackie Eunjung, Zhang, Jie, Wong, Sissy S., Samuelson, Courtney, Wui, Ma. Glenda
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: literacy-science integration; academic vocabulary knowledge; science content knowledge; scientific argumentation; socio-scientific issues; Educational Sociology; Language and Literacy Education; Science and Mathematics Education; Secondary Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/93; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00220671.2021.2022584?journalCode=vjer20
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Given the growing evidence of academic language demands embodied in science practices, this study aimed to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a literacy-science integrated program that emphasized the incorporation of academic vocabulary instruction and collaborative discussion of a socio-scien...