Building Literacy in Social StudiesLinks to an external site. is a sourcebook of research-based strategies for teachers and students. Chapters 1 through 5 provide research and strategies on the reading process, on fostering engaged learning, on vocabulary development for older students, on classroom organization, and on civic engagement. The format of the book changes with Chapter 6. The last three chapters provide specific literacy strategies for students in the areas of textbook literacy, primary and secondary documents, and newspaper and magazine literacy. A number of practical and engaging strategies are provided in each of these areas. Each strategy presented includes the following four elements: (1) instructions that explain to the teacher how to model the strategy; (2) instructions that explain to the student how to perform the strategy; (3) a completed model or graphic organizer of the strategy; and (4) a blank model or graphic organizer for teacher and student use.
Read Chapter 1 of Building Literacy in Social Studies at the link below: