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Science IDEAS Overview Science Learning & Literacy Interdisciplinary Perspectives Content Area Learning & Literacy Policy Implications Science IDEAS Project NSF IERI Project Scope Science IDEAS Research Base 1992, 2001 Project Objectives (Science IDEAS, Scale-Up) Science IDEAS Model Principles Knowledge-Based Instruction Six (6) Basic Elements Figures Illustrating Science IDEAS Model Science IDEAS Advanced Components Science IDEAS and NGSS 3-Dimension Instruction Inquiry and Science IDEAS Science IDEAS Project Findings School Participants by Year Project Results (School Grades, Fidelity) Project Results (ITBS Science & Reading Achievement) Project Results (Grades 1-2 Adaptation, Mini Studies) Project Scale Up Model Development Science IDEAS Requirements & Planning K-5 Requirements K-5 Planning Science IDEAS Scale Up Methodology Science IDEAS Scale Up Model Project Management Tools Web-Based Planning Tool Web-Based Implementation Monitoring & Status Reporting Web-Based Achievement Trajectory Tool Web-Based "Value" Data Form Scale Up Findings, Lessons Learned, Implications References	Mini-Studies Completed as as Subsets of the NSF/IERI Science IDEAS Project Related References Page Back Studies Involving K-2 Science IDEAS Model Vitale, M. R., & Romance, N. R. (2012). Using in-depth science instruction to accelerate student achievement in science and reading comprehension in grades 1-2. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 33, 1-13. Vitale, M. R., & Romance, N. R. (2011). Adaptation of a knowledge-based instructional intervention to accelerate student learning in science and early literacy in grades 1 and 2. Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 5, 79-93. . Studies Involving Science IDEAS Reading Comprehension Strategy Romance, N. R., & Vitale, M. R. (2009). Transfer effects of a reading comprehension strategy on achievement and teacher judgments across grades 3-7. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Vitale, M. R., Romance, N. R., & Klentschy, M. (2006). Improving school reform by changing curriculum policy toward content-area instruction in elementary schools: A research-based model. Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Romance, N. R., & Vitale, M. R. (2011). Using in-depth science instruction to accelerate student achievement in science and reading comprehension in grades 1 – 2 Received: 14 June 2011; Accepted: 21 November 2011. Romance, N. R., & Vitale, M. R. (2017). Transformative Impact of Engaging Early Learners in Science and Literacy on Achievement Outcomes in Grades 1-2 and Beyond Paper presented at the 15th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education Honolulu, Hawaii January 5, 2017 Page Back