Language and Literacy in Inquiry-Based Science Classrooms, Grades 3-8 - Tapa blanda

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Zhihui Fang (Ph.D., Purdue University) is Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida, where he also coordinates the Reading Education program. He specializes in content area reading and writing, language development, and teacher education. His recent research focuses on the role of language in construing disciplinary knowledge and in shaping students’ literacy development. He is particularly interested in exploring the use of evidence-based language and literacy practices to support science teaching and learning. Zhihui has authored over 70 publications that include books, book chapters, and journal articles. His Reading in Secondary Content Areas: A Language-Based Pedagogy (University of Michigan Press, 2008), co-authored with Mary Schleppegrell, describes a new approach to teaching reading in the subjects of science, mathematics, social studies, and language arts. He can be contacted at zfang@coe.ufl.edu.

Linda Leonard Lamme is professor of education at the University of Florida School of Teaching and Learning  where she teaches courses in children′s literature, including international literature, literature for the writing program, literature for the content areas, and multicultural literature. She conducts research on children′s responses to literature, book analysis, and literature in the curriculum. Lamme has served on the Notable Books for a Global Society Committee for the Children′s Literature and Reading SIG of IRA, the Notable Books for Language Arts Committee for NCTE, and the Children′s Literature Assembly Board.