Book review: The Psychology of Science Text Comprehension

Atran, S. (1996) ‘From Folk Biology to Scientific Biology’, in D.R. Olson and N. Torrance (eds) The Handbook of Education and Human Development, pp. 646–682. Cambridge, MA and Oxford: Blackwell .

Fahnestock, J. (1986) ‘Accommodating Science: The Rhetorical Life of Scientific Facts’ , Written Communication 3(3): 275–296 .

Horowitz, R. (1987) ‘Rhetorical Structures in Discourse Processing’, in R. Horowitz and S.J. Samuels (eds) Comprehending Oral and Written Language,pp. 117–160. San Diego, CA and London: Academic Press .

Horowitz, R. (ed.) (in press) Talking Texts. How Speech and Writing Interact in School Learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum .

Horowitz, R. and Freeman, S.H. (1995) ‘Robots versus Spaceships: The Role of Discussion in Kindergartners’ and Second Graders’ Preferences for Science Text’ , The Reading Teacher 49(1): 30–40 .

Montgomery, S.L. (2003) The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science. Chicago, IL and London: The University of Chicago Press .

Olson, D.R. (1996) The World on Paper: The Conceptual and Cognitive Implications of Reading and Writing. Cambridge, MA and Oxford: Cambridge University Press .

Yerrick, R.K. and Roth, W.-M. (eds) (2004) Establishing Scientific Classroom Discourse Communities. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum .