Research and Development
Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading is a collaboration of the curriculum team at the University of California Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science and University of California Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education.
As well as developing curriculum, the Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading team conducts research related to the integration of science and literacy instruction. Articles and study results have been published in books, journals, and presented at conferences of the National Science Teachers Association, International Reading Association, National Research Council, National Association of Bilingual Educators, and other meetings.*
Jacqueline Barber is the co-principal investigator for Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading, is associate director of the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), leading the LHS Center for Curriculum Development and Implementation and the GEMS Program.
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Dr. P. David Pearson is the co-principal investigator for Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading, is dean of the Graduate School of Education at UCB and a faculty member in the Language and Literacy Program.
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The Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading team is led by P. David Pearson of the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Education and Jacqueline Barber of the Lawrence Hall of Science and the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS®) series, and includes educational researchers, science educators, and former classroom teachers.
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Each Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading unit is field tested in classrooms around the country, and feedback from teachers and students is incorporated into final versions. Learn more about our field testing process and how you can participate.
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Learn about the rigorous development process for Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading units.
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Explore the science-literacy integration research that Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading is based on. Find out how team members are contributing to the field with their own research and articles.
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*The Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading materials are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. ESI-0242733, ESI-0628272, and ESI-0822119. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
