Scientific Discourse: Multiliteracy in the Classroom

by David Ian Hanauer

Book Overview

Scientific Discourse examines the nature of scientific inquiry in the primary school classroom to show how this interacts with early literacy. Through an examination of the texts used and produced by pupils studying science the author shows how what is at work in this context of scientific discourse is actually multiliteracy. The teacher aids the pupils' learning using different forms of literacy spread across the spoken word, written text, visual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847063535
• ISBN13: 9781847063533
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"