Teaching scientific language

1. Techniques

1.1. writing

1.1.1. writing frames

1.2. speaking

1.3. games

1.4. key words

1.5. decoding compund words

1.5.1. greek stem words

2. Important

2.1. thought requires language

2.2. needed for conceptual development

2.3. planning for language development

3. Difficulty

3.1. a whole new language

3.2. unfamiliar words

3.2.1. eg. aqua - water

3.3. specialist meanings

3.3.1. eg. table

3.4. difficult concepts

3.4.1. eg. theory

3.5. dual meanings

3.5.1. eg. tissue, work, energy