Developing Students' Mathematical and Scientific Literacy Through Text: Effective Content Related Reading Practices

This book explores the development of reading literacy within the context of learning mathematics and science. The first section emphasizes the development of reading skills that promote comprehension and understanding. Section Two provides an overview of how texts and approaches to texts in mathematics and science differ from other content areas. Section Three aligns instructional goals with literacy (reading) goals. And in Section Four the emphasis is on providing reading strategies that support understanding mathematics and science.