Integrating science and literacy instruction benefits elementary students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Integrated science and literacy instruction at the elementary level is documented to benefit students. → Susan Kowalski 2025

Evidence¶

Susan Kowalski 2025¶

Susan Kowalski, Ayesha K. Hashim, Scott J. Peters. (2025). Integrating Literacy and Science: A Powerful Partnership for Student Success. NWEA research brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/integrating-literacy-and-science-a-powerful-partnership-for-student-success/

q2 · i? · review · r?

The brief's own description states that it documents "the benefits of integrated science and literacy instruction at the elementary level". The supplied text is a summary page, so no underlying study design, sample, or effect sizes are printed here.

"This research brief explores the connection between science and literacy instruction documenting the benefits of integrated science and literacy instruction at the elementary level"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Science and literacy instruction are connected and mutually reinforcing — related
• Integrating literacy and science within authentic real-world experiences can produce greater learning in both areas than teaching either separately — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Integrating oral and written English language instruction into content-area teaching shows positive impacts on content-area acquisition in five RCTs — related