Literacy in Science - Eric Celland

Collection | October 2017

Integrating Science and Literacy K-1

Collection | September 2016

Fun lessons that take science, literacy and some math skills and brings them together

STEM, literacy and the young mind

Blog Post | March 2019

What is the best way to introduce science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through literacy lessons in kindergarten? —Y., New Mexico   To young children education is a single entity—they don’t…

Combining Science and Civic Literacy

Blog Post | October 2018

Students in the Citizen Science Institute, a magnet, alternative program housed at Marshall Middle School in Olympia, Washington, do scientific and civic investigations. These students are doing seasonal bird counts at…

Media literacy in early childhood

Blog Post | June 2018

Media literacy “Dinosaurs aren’t alive anymore” is a statement that may be spoken by young children as both a statement and a question. Do they really know that dinosaurs are no longer alive? Do they use evidence to…

Science and Literacy: Reflections on Time

Blog Post | April 2015

Science and literacy are inherently linked in so many ways. Just as a matter of practice, scientists must possess great proficiency in reading dense, data-filled texts. They must be expert technical writers who can…

Literacy and science: Writing and communicating

Blog Post | June 2014

This is a continuation of a question about Literacy and science: Reading and comprehension. The question dealt with incorporating literacy practices and activities into science instruction and the role of the science…

Literacy and science: Reading and comprehending

Blog Post | June 2014

One of our goals for the coming year is to incorporate more literacy practices into science instruction. Some of our teachers are eager to do more of this, while others are more skeptical about taking on this…

Life Skills, Literacy, and STEM

Reports Article | March 2020

Scientific literacy comes in handy

Blog Post | September 2008

The importance of being scientifically literate, that is, being able to sift through the information and decide what seems likely to be true, was brought home (literally) to me this month when I discovered a “colony” of…

Promoting Science Literacy Through Research Service-Learning—An Emerging Pedagogy With Significant Benefits for Students, Faculty, Universities, and Communities

Journal Article | June 2010

Research service-learning (RSL) is an emerging pedagogy in which students engage in research within a service-learning context. This approach has great potential to promote science literacy because it teaches students…