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Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading™ is a research-based, field-tested curriculum that integrates inquiry science with content-rich literacy instruction. This curriculum development and research project, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, addresses the urgent need for materials that help students make sense of the physical world while addressing foundational dimensions of literacy.
Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading is published and distributed by Delta Education. The program is a collaboration of the curriculum team at the University of California Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science that created the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS®) series, and Berkeley's Graduate School of Education. The development effort is led by Jacqueline Barber at Lawrence Hall of Science and P. David Pearson at the Graduate School of Education.
The program, described in detail on the Curriculum page, includes two series: a collection of integrated science and literacy units, and a parallel collection of literacy units. Both series feature delightful 4-color student books that are central to each of the units.
The integrated science literacy units feature opportunities for students to learn about science through doing, talking, reading, and writing about science. The Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading approach capitalizes on the natural convergences between science and literacy to create a more effective, integrated approach to learning. Research efforts are ongoing to demonstrate the effectiveness of the units.
The literacy series, Reading About Science, provides much-needed content-rich literacy instruction, with a special focus on reading and writing informational and nonfiction text genres.
Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading is published and distributed by Delta Education, a division of School Specialty, Inc., of Nashua, New Hampshire. The first Seeds/Roots units, Shoreline Science, Soil Habitats, and Designing Mixtures, for grades 2 and 3, are now available, with additional units under development.
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