2008
DOI: 10.1598/rt.62.1.6
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Textual Encounters of Three Kinds: Engaging in Reading Through Community Astronomy Night

Abstract: This article describes a community science night as a professional development experience for teachers in a rural school in the southeastern United States. As participants circulated through eight astronomy activities, they engaged in reading images, reading writing, and reading their natural and physical world. Through such diverse textual encounters, participants were given multiple means for accessing science, and teachers were given a model for understanding the relationship between science and literacy. ت… Show more

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“…As part of this project, one of the educators was Sally Harris, a kindergarten paraprofessional and a member of the Jones family. Sally and her family attended a community science night activity that was part of this professional learning (Johnson et al, 2008).…”
Section: Study Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As part of this project, one of the educators was Sally Harris, a kindergarten paraprofessional and a member of the Jones family. Sally and her family attended a community science night activity that was part of this professional learning (Johnson et al, 2008).…”
Section: Study Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some difficulties in coding resulted because some articles targeted multiple topics for which codes could apply. For example, one article titled “Textual Encounters of Three Kinds: Engaging in Reading Through Community Astronomy Night” by Johnson and colleagues () was coded as parents and reading (family literacy) and nonfiction genres/informational texts, but the codes teacher education, content reading, and at‐risk readers could also have applied, given the focus of the article.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%