Abstract

This brief addresses the research showing how integrating science, language, andliteracy instruction supports student achievement in both English language arts (ELA) and Science. Pressure from high-stakes testing has led many schools todecrease time spent teaching science in order to spendmore time focused on ELA and math.1,2 This is especiallytrue at the elementary level, where science instructionmay receive less focus.2 Research suggests that more timeon basic academic skills and less time on contentinstruction is not the most effective way to realize gains instudent achievement.3,4 In fact, integrating science andliteracy instruction has been shown to increase studentachievement in both science and ELA.

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1-1-2025

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Best Practices Brief, Vol 2, No. 1, (August 2025) Research Review

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Brief

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Instruction & Pedagogy

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mySci

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Sci314

Language

English (en)

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Research-Review_Best-Practices-Brief_Integrating-Science-and-ELA (3).pdf

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