Reading and writing in science

By Kristy Turner2015-12-22T00:00:00

Kristy Turner reviews the second edition of Reading and writing in science: tools to develop discplinary literacy

Maria C Grant, Douglas Fisher, Diane Lapp
2015 | 176pp | £18.99
ISBN 9781483345680
http://amzn.to/1ljN1ry

This book is a useful review of many different approaches to incorporating subject-specific literacy into schemes of work. It is well-researched and referenced with examples of literacy exercises and approaches given throughout. This is very much an academic text rather than a toolkit for teachers and it really needs reading in full to get a good understanding of the wider picture.

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