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Teaching Students
to Read and Communicate
in Science and Mathematics
William G. Brozo
Many hold the view that success in the disciplines of science and mathematics depends primarily on competence in computing, calculating, and manipulating figures and formulas. While it is certainly true that these thinking tools are essential for scientists and mathematicians, communication skills may be equally important (Cowan, 1991).
I want to argue, therefore, that content learning and content literacy learning are one and the same. In other words, learning the content of disciplines such as science and math is as much about learning to read, write, and talk about the content as it is about learning the concepts and facts (Moje, Callazo, Carrillo, & Marx, 2001). To put it another way, academic literacy and disciplinary knowledge are inseparable. Thus, teaching reading, writing, and thinking skills in academic disciplines is teaching the disciplines (Brozo & Simpson, 2007).
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