Writing and Elementary Science: A Winning Combination

Most educators today believe that writing has a significant place in the curriculum. More importantly; many teachers agree that writing instruction should be a school-wide effort. In one study; 80 percent of the English teachers, 60 percent of the social studies teachers and 60 percent of the science teachers agreed that it was a responsibility that should be shared by both English and content area teachers (Tighe and Koziol, 1982)