Recommended Readings:

This list of recommended readings is continually being updated.  Please let us know if you have any recommendations or suggestions.

National Academy of Sciences (1998). Teaching about evolution and the nature of science.  Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. (ISBN: 0309063647)

Pojeta, J. & Springer, D. (2001).  Evolution and the fossil record.  Alexandria: American Geological Institute. (ISBN: 0922152578)

Readings supporting English-language learning students in science instruction:

Bruna, K. R., & Gomez, K. (Eds.). (2008). Talking science, writing science: The work of language in multicultural classrooms. Mahweh, NJ: Taylor and Francis.

Carr, J., Sexton, U., & Lagunoff, R. (2006). Making science accessible to English learners: A guidebook for teachers. San Francisco: WestEd.

Fathman, A. F., & Crowther, D. T. (Eds.). (2006). Science for English language learners: K-12 classroom strategies. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association.

Rosebery, A. S., & Warren, B. (Eds.). (2008). Teaching science to English language learners: Building on students’ strengths. Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association.

Douglas, R., Klentschy, M. P., Worth, K., & Binder, W. (Eds.), Linking science and literacy in the K-8 classroom (pp. 221-244). Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association.

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