Trade Book Misconceptions

In science, the use of trade books is a literacy strategy that is being used more commonly in the classroom, such as informational text and nonfiction trade books. (Atkinson, Matusevich, and Huber, 2009; Mantzicopulos and Patrick, 2011; Rice, 2002). The use of nonfiction trade books has become a crucial part of elementary education because they help students understand science concepts better (Atkinson, Matusevich, and Huber, 2009). By using trade books, teachers are able to build upon the understanding of science that the students gained while introducing other scientific concepts. Trade books can make it easier for students who have difficulty or reluctance to read can help teachers connect to them with science topics (Atkinson, Matusevich,
They all advocate that trade books can help students to learn science concepts easier due to the trade books being interesting and easy to read for the students in the science classroom. They also warn you about the misconceptions that trade books can contain and the harm it can cause students while teachers are trying to teach them certain science concepts. But they do explain how to overcome these misconceptions by clarifying the information with the students or even making an activity out of the misconceptions within the stories. Above all, all three articles feel that trade books are highly important to the growth of literacy skills and the understanding of science content (Atkinson, Matusevich, and Huber, 2009; Mantzicopulos and Patrick, 2011; Rice,
Writing in science promotes scientific intelligence, which is where the students are able to view evidence with an open mind and without any form of bias or opinion. Students have to be able to summarize information in order to write a scientific paper efficiently. Peer groups allow the students an opportunity to work with their classmates in a small group to discuss science topics and learn from each other. Peer groups allow the students to clarify any misunderstanding that their classmates may have. Students keeping a science notebook can help them to develop their writing skills and keep track of their observations (Ediger,