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ERIC Number: EJ802044
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
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Reading Aloud
Delo, Lynda
Science Teacher, v75 n5 p33-37 Jul 2008
Many resources are available to elementary teachers who wish to support science learning with literature. Unfortunately, somewhere between middle school and high school, the emphasis on using literature to teach science content--particularly the exercise of reading aloud--has all but disappeared. However, the practice of reading aloud is helpful because most students have higher listening comprehension than reading comprehension (Trelease 2006)--low-reading level students, English language learners, and auditory learners in particular, tend to understand what they hear better than what they read. This article provides suggestions for including the practice of reading aloud in the high school science classroom. (Contains 2 figures and 4 online resources.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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