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Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading™ Strategy Guides

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Strategy Guides introduce approaches for using powerful instructional strategies with science books. These strategies help students learn and use science vocabulary, read and understand content-rich books, learn about the nature of science, and talk to each other about science ideas.

Each guide includes an introductory section about the strategy, a general overview of how to teach the strategy with many science texts, and a plan for teaching the strategy with a specific Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading™ book.

Soil Habitats
Select a strategy for ideas and resources for using the strategy with any Seeds/Roots book.	Select a book to download the Strategy Guide for that book.
Using Discourse Routines with Science Texts	Into the Soil
Using the Cognates Strategy	Walk in the Woods
Connecting Science Words and Everyday Words	What Are Roots?
Teaching About the Nature of Science	Talking with a Habitat Scientist
Teaching Text Structure	Handbook of Forest Floor Animals
Using Text Features	Earthworms Underground
Taking Notes Based on Observations	My Nature Notebook
Making Sense of Data in Science Texts	Snail Investigations
Using Discourse Circles	Without Soil
Shoreline Science
Select a strategy for ideas and resources for using the strategy with any Seeds/Roots book.	Select a book to download the Strategy Guide for that book.
Teaching Vocabulary with Science Texts	Beach Postcards
Teaching Concept Mapping	What Belongs on a Beach?
Teaching Scientific Explanations	Gary’s Sand Journal
Interpreting Visual Representations	What’s Stronger? The Forces That Cause Erosion
Using Text Features	What Lives on a Sandy Beach?
Teaching About Multiple Meaning Words	My Sea Otter Report
Searching for Information in Science Texts	Handbook of Sandy Beach Organisms
Teaching Text Structure	The Black Tide
Teaching About the Nature of Science	Shoreline Scientist
Designing Mixtures
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Using Discourse Circles	What If Rain Boots Were Made of Paper?
Using Anticipation Guides	Solving Dissolving
Teaching Scientific Explanations	Handbook of Interesting Ingredients
Teaching Text Structure	Jelly Bean Scientist
Teaching About the Nature of Science	Jess Makes Hair Gel

The goals of Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading are to:

• Address essential science content through a combination of inquiry activities and text

• Support students’ abilities to read, write, and discuss in the context of content-based learning

• Support students’ abilities to access and produce content-rich nonfiction texts

• Capitalize on synergies between science and literacy to improve student achievement in both areas

• Achieve instructional efficiencies possible when science and literacy instructional objectives are accomplished in an integrated, not additive, fashion

• Help students develop a set of skills that are generative and transferable across disciplines

• Lead students to understand the nature of science—how scientists read, write, and talk about their work

To purchase any of the books or other components from the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading program contact Delta Education.

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