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I recently attended the Interface B conference in
Tan-Tar-A. One of the breakout
sessions I attended involved incorporating a method of integrating new
vocabulary in the science classroom.
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The 5-S method allows
the students to develop their own understanding of new vocabulary by following
a set of guidelines that pushes the students to analyze the text they are
reading. It is necessary that students
be able to do this in the science classroom because there is some information
that might be too difficult teach using hands-on methods.
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The
5-S model calls for students to answer the following questions:
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- Structure:
Preview the text
- Speaker: Author’s
point of view
- Situation: What
is the main idea?
- Shifts: Where
does the text make changes?
- Summary
Statements
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The important point
from this session is the importance for science teachers to do their part for
improving literacy in all fields. I am
very anxious to get an opportunity to implement this method into my
instruction to see if I can bolster their science literacy and hopefully
their overall literacy.
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