Teaching Science to English Language Learners, K-8, Released by NSTA

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Can students learn science
before they are proficient in English? Can a student's cultural background
support learning in science?

The National Science Teachers Association announces the release of Teaching
Science to English Language Learners, a "must read" to address these and other
pressing questions teachers face when working with students of different
cultural backgrounds. It serves as an introduction to research on this
important subject and includes 22 chapters covering classroom case studies. In
addition teachers' reflections are offered to supplement teaching strategies
that support efforts to use diversity as a resource--rather than viewing it as
an obstacle.

Mastering the principles outlined in the book will give any teacher a broad
base of knowledge from which to draw and implement into your instructional
practices. As the authors note, "the vision of science teaching and learning
put forward in this volume is one in which English language learners have as
much to teach their fellow students as they have to learn from them."

About the Editors

Ann S. Rosebery is the codirector of the Ch`eche Konnen Center, TERC, in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. The mission of the center is to improve science
teaching and learning for elementary and middle school children from
communities historically placed at risk. Her work was funded by the National
Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the Ford Foundation, and
the Spencer Foundation. She has taught elementary and middle school students
as well as graduate level courses in psychology and education.Beth Warren is
also codirector of the Ch`eche Konnen Center, TERC, in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, where she does research on learning and teaching as processes
of intercultural navigation within and across academic literacies.

As with most NSTA Press titles, you can browse sample pages of this new title
free at the NSTA Science Store Website at http://store.nsta.org/.

For additional information or to purchase Teaching Science to English Language
Learners and other books from NSTA Press, visit the NSTA Science Store at
http://www.nsta.org/store . To order by phone, call 800-277-5300 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. ET weekdays. Outside the United States and Canada, call
301-638-0200. The 200-page book is priced at $24.95 and discount-priced for
NSTA members at $19.96 (Stock # PB218X, ISBN # 978-1-93353-125-0).

The Arlington, Va.-based National Science Teachers Association is the largest
professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in
science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership includes more
than 55,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists,
business and industry representatives, and others involved in science
education.

NSTA Press produces twenty new books each year. Focused on the PreK-16 market
and specifically aimed at teachers of science, NSTA Press titles offer a
unique blend of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies.

SOURCE National Science Teachers Association

Roberta Banning of the National Science Teachers Association, +1-703-312-9285,
rbanning@nsta.org