期刊名称：Electronic Journal of Literacy through Science
电子版ISSN：1934-6670
出版年度：2002
卷号：2
出版社：University of California, Davis
摘要：In many school settings, language arts has become the driving force of curriculum and instruction. This often occurs at the expense of other subjects, such as science. The literature suggests reasons why science is not taught and why it must be taught in the primary grades. It also notes that when science is taught in the primary grades, the emphasis is on the life sciences rather than the physical sciences. This suggests that it is important to teach the physical sciences specifically. For my study, I examined methods teachers might employ to teach science effectively in the primary grades. More specifically, I carefully looked at the integration of subject areas. I focused my research on the effectiveness of the integration of language arts and science in materials used by the classroom teachers in this study. I explored how effectively teachers could teach science when using those materials. To carry out my teacher research study, I reviewed the curriculum materials used by teachers at my school. I also surveyed teachers and conducted informal interviews concerning their perceptions on the effectiveness of science teaching using the integrated curriculum materials. I found that using the curriculum materials only, teachers could not teach science effectively.
