The Smithsonian’s 5-year LASER i3 validation study revealed that the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s hands-on programs helped ELLs, students with IEPs, and FRLs outperform students in comparison schools in PASS assessments.

Double the Learning: Science of Reading Strategies in Elementary Science
A whole set of standards is devoted to informational text—and science reading is informational text reading—so it’s a great way to merge the two together.

