ERIC Number: EJ948728
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-560X
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The Integration of English Language Development and Science Instruction in Elementary Classrooms
Zwiep, Susan Gomez; Straits, William J.; Stone, Kristin R.; Beltran, Dolores D.; Furtado, Leena
Journal of Science Teacher Education, v22 n8 p769-785 Dec 2011
This paper explores one district's attempt to implement a blended science and English Language Development (ELD) elementary program, designed to provide English language learners opportunities to develop proficiency in English through participation in inquiry-based science. This process resulted in blended program that utilized a combined science/ELD lesson plan format to structure and guide teachers' efforts to use science as the context for language development. Data, collected throughout the first 2 years of the program, include teacher-generated lesson plans, observation notes, and interviews with teachers and principals. The process by which the blended program was developed, the initial implementation of the program, the resulting science/ELD lesson plan format, and teachers' perceptions about the program and its impact on their students are described.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Science Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Principals, Elementary School Teachers, Lesson Plans, Curriculum Implementation, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Science, Interviews, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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