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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 Inquiry and Science IDEAS Science IDEAS Project Findings School Participants by Year Project Results (Grades, Fidelity) Project Results (ITBS Science & Reading Achievement) Project Results (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	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. (2007). Adaptation of a knowledge-based instructional intervention to accelerate student learning in science and early literacy in grades 1-2. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Vitale, M. R., & Romance, N. R. (2010). Effects of an integrated instructional model for accelerating student achievement in science and reading comprehension in grades 1-2. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Studies Involving Science IDEAS Reading Comprehension Strategy Vitale, M. R., & Romance, N. R. (2007). A Research-Based Instructional Intervention for Accelerating the Vocabulary Acquisition of At-Risk in Grade 4. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Nashville, TN 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. Page Back