“I’m the Head Zoologist!”: Integrating Science and Literacy Learning in Kindergarten with Inquiry and Animals

• Published in: Early childhood education journal Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 529 - 538
• Main Author: Moffit, Char A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.02.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Data Analysis; Education; Inferences; Kindergarten; Learner Engagement; Learning and Instruction; Literacy; Reading comprehension; Reading Instruction; Reading Strategies; Scientific Literacy; Sociology; Sociology of Education; STEM education; Student Centered Curriculum; Scientific Inquiry; Disciplinary Literacy; Animals; Curriculum Integration; Insects; Kindergarten; Identity; Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI); STEM

This qualitative multiple-case study examined kindergarten students’ engagement in science concepts and literacy learning in a classroom in which these two subjects were integrated through Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI). CORI is an instructional framework created to increase reading eng...