Subtitled, "Multiliteracy In The Classroom".
Examines the nature of scientific inquiry in the primary school classroom to show how this interacts with early literacy. Through an examination of the texts used and produced by pupils studying science, the author shows how what is at work in this context of scientific discourse is actually multiliteracy.
1. Introduction: Situating Literacy and Science in the Classroom; 2. From Letter Recognition to Meaning Construction; 3. Teaching Science; 4. Researching Scientific Inquiry in the Classroom; 5. The Tasks of Scientific Inquiry; 6. The Genre of Scientific Inquiry; 7. The Development of Scientific Knowledge; 8. Multiliteracy in the Science Classrooms; 9. Conclusion: Conceptualizing Scientific Discourse.