There is concern around the apparent inability of science education to counter current negative perceptions of science in both developing and industrial countries. These concerns have【B1】______consensus within the science education community over the【B2】______five decades that there is a need to focus on science literacy. The framework within which this consensus initially developed emphasized scientific knowledge and application.【B3】______, a more recent consensus that has【B4】______within sectors of the science education community is the need to focus【B5】______on the literacy aspects of science literacy. Norris and Phillips draw a【B6】______between the fundamental and derived senses of science literacy【B7】______the fundamental sense requires proficiency in science language and thinking,【B8】______being proficient in the derived sense means being able to make【B9】______judgements on scientific social issues. A number of researchers believe that for someone to be judged scientifically【B10】______in both the fundamental and derived sense, he or she must be first proficient in the discourses of science, which【B11】______reading, writing, and talking science. In order to achieve these goals, students must be helped to cross the【B12】______between the informal language they speak at home and the【B13】______language used at school,【B14】______the specialized language of science. The uncritical belief that hands-on science activities automatically lead to understanding has been【B15】______with the realization that this is a necessary, but not essential, approach.【B16】______is needed are minds-on experiences that include discussion, planning, reading, and writing, as well as deliberations and argumentation. One of the first programs that explored the integration of language and science instruction introduced a science-content reading program【B17】______inquiry activities, science processes, and the comprehension of written information provided for the topic【B18】______. The result was that both reading and science scores【B19】______, as well as student【B20】______toward science. 【B1】