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Reading lessons for scientists

On our blog in September, Ben Rogers asked: do students need to be taught to read scientific texts? Here’s how you responded...

As always, some people were straight to the point. Liz Coppard said:

Definitely yes! In my opinion we should be using textual material much more in science education from KS2 to KS5.

Valerie Finnerty went into more depth on why reading is important, and not just for future scientists:

 

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