SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS = READING SKILLS

Observing
Discriminating shapes
Discriminating sounds
Discriminating syllables and accents
Identifying Recognizing Letters
Recognizing words
Recognizing common prefixes
Recognizing common suffixes
Recognizing common base words
Naming objects events and people
Describing Isolating important characteristics
Enumerating characteristics
Using appropriate terminology
Using synonyms

Classifying
Comparing characteristics
Contrasting characteristics
Ordering sequencing
Arranging ideas
Considering multiple factors

Designing investigations
Asking questions
Looking for potential relationships
Following organized procedures
Reviewing prior studies
Developing outlines

Collecting data
Taking notes
Surveying reference materials
Using several parts of a book
Recording data in an orderly fashion
Developing precision and accuracy

Interpreting data
Recognizing cause and effect
relationships
Organizing facts
Summarizing new information
Varying rate of reading
Inductive and deductive thinking

Communicating results
Using graphic aids
Logically arranging information
Sequencing ideas
Knowledge of technical vocabulary
Illuminating significant factors
Describing with clarity

Formulating conclusions
Generalizing
Analyzing critically
Evaluating information
Recognizing main ideas and concepts
Establishing relationships
Applying information to other situations

FIGURE 12-2 Skills important both to science and reading Source: Glenda 5 Carter and Ronald D Simpson 'Science and Reading: A Basic Duo The Science Teacher 45, no 3 (March 1978), p. 20

from p245 teaching modern science - carin / sund