Teaching Social Studies: A Literacy-Based Approach [Paperback]

1.    What IS Social Studies?

2.    Why Teach Social Studies?

3.    What Do We Teach in Social Studies?

4.    Teaching Social Studies for Understanding

5.    Using Texts for Teaching and Learning Social Studies

6.    Effective Uses of Literature to Teach Social Studies

7.    Putting the Pieces Together: Curriculum Planning and Organization

8.    Real-World Teaching and Learning

9.    Student Achievement and Assessments

10.  How Do We Share What We've Learned in Social Studies

A social studies educator and a literacy educator have come together to combine their years of classroom experience to create a text that illustrates a strong, succesful, classroom-based and reflective approach to teaching social studies.  Dealing with the crucial classroom factors of national standards and legislation, as well as limited teaching time, this text clearly guides new and established teachers through the planning, teaching, and assessing of social studies as it integrates powerful literacy strategies that will motivate students, deepen their understanding of social studies concepts, and strengthen their comprehension.

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