Equip your students with the literacy support they need to think like scientists. Written by a team of experienced educators, this book provides practical literacy-based strategies designed for science teachers of grades 6-12. It can be read cover-to-cover or used as a quick reference for specific strategies. Learn how to connect science content with literacy skill development, differentiated instruction, designing meaningful assessments, effective feedback, and more. Benefits: * Understand the role that professional learning communities (PLCs) and science teachers play in literacy development and student-centered learning. * Foster student engagement by utilizing adaptable strategies and literacy resources for developing pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading skills. * Learn why collaboration among different disciplines can enhance literacy instruction in secondary science education. * Obtain tools and techniques for designing meaningful assessments that align literacy and science standards and improve student learning outcomes. * Gain reflective knowledge to strengthen science and literacy instructional practices, encouraging learners to think like scientists. Contents: Preface Introduction: Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher Chapter 1: Collaboration, Learning, and Results Chapter 2: Foundational Literacy Triage Chapter 3: Prereading Chapter 4: During Reading Chapter 5: Postreading Chapter 6: Writing Chapter 7: Assessment