Abstract

Knowledge of science and technology has become increasingly important in American society. As the need for technical and scientific information increases, educators must examine a variety of curriculum practices that will enhance student learning. How tradebooks, newspapers, magazines, and other supplemental reading materials can be used to enhance textbook reading in the middle school science classroom is examined. An integrated literature and science curriculum is proposed that expands the definition of literature to include all narrative and nonnarrative materials that support textbook reading. The tenets of an integrated literature and science curriculum are outlined, and several examples of them are provided.