Using Literacy Strategies to Enhance Social Studies Education in Elementary Classrooms

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By Kristy A. Brugar and Kathryn L. Roberts

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Elementary teachers, often with their students for most or all of the day, have the opportunity to creatively integrate instruction across classes. In this text we explore meaningful pedagogical cross-over that goes beyond the surface level to build strong foundations and deep connections for teaching and learning in interdisciplinary ways.

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Table of Contents

1.Introduction

2. Reading: Summarizing and Synthesizing Sources

3. Writing: Writing to Learn and Learning to Write

4. Speaking: Developing Argument and Explanation

5. Listening: Setting a Purpose, Staying Engaged

6. Creating: Multimodal Composition

7. Viewing: Interpreting Graphical Sources

8. Engaging in Inquiry: Putting it All Together

9. Final Thoughts