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Learning Me Your...Science Language

Demonstrates how science instruction can only be effective when teachers are aware of differences in children's language and their culture. The author argues that it is important to recognize when linguistic or cultural understandings lead children to wrong answers that to them seem totally logical. (GR)

• Author/Creator: Snyder, Liz
• Date Published: Sum
• Journal/Secondary Title: Multicultural Teaching
• Number: 3
• Volume: 13
• Year: 1995

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: British National Curriculum
• Subject: Cultural Pluralism
• Subject: Educational Improvement
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Foreign Countries
• Subject: Learning Problems
• Subject: Limited English Speaking
• Subject: Science Education
• Subject: Science Instruction
• Subject: Secondary Education

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