ERIC Number: EJ984654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Reading Strategies in French Immersion Science Classes: Preparing Our Students for Tomorrow
Rivard, Leonard P.; Cormier, Marianne; Turnbull, Miles
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, v12 n1 p86-102 2012
This article proposes strategies and practices that create rich discursive spaces for learning science in French immersion contexts. These strategies and practices are drawn from a variety of scholarly sources; here we adapt them to reading in the French immersion science classroom. The strategies and practices are designed for use in a professional development program to help French immersion science teachers and preservice teacher candidates enhance their students' reading skills in French.
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Science Teachers, Preservice Teachers, French, Reading Strategies, Immersion Programs, Science Instruction, Educational Practices, Classroom Techniques, Professional Development, Science Course Improvement Projects, Content Area Reading, Instructional Innovation, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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