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The Missing Piece in Literacy Instruction: Why Social Studies and Science Matter

TCI

Elementary education has traditionally focused on English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, often at the expense of social studies and science. To improve student outcomes, schools must take a more integrated approach to literacy instruction.

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Encounters with Archetypes

HistoryRewriter

Adam Moler and I will kick off the second season of The Social Studies Show on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 6 PT/9 ET. Take a look at these elementary school lessons. Here is a free book preview that guides teachers on how to integrate interdisciplinary instruction with ELA and Social Studies.

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How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

Studies Weekly

How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School May 6, 2024 • By Studies Weekly In elementary school, students learn and refine an immeasurable number of skills. Elementary teachers can help students hone these skills through science, social studies, and health.

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PROOF POINTS: When schools experimented with $10,000 pay hikes for teachers in hard-to-staff areas, the results were surprising

The Hechinger Report

Wealthy suburbs can have a surplus of qualified applicants for elementary schools at the same time that a remote, rural school cannot find anyone to teach high school physics. Source: Edwards et al (2024), “Teacher Shortages: A Framework for Understanding and Predicting Vacancies.” I read a January 2024 version.

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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

And what we really want to know is whether knowledge building at school helps poorer children, who are less likely to be exposed to the world through travel, live performances, and other experiences that money can buy. A new study, published online on Feb. In 2021, students were still not attending school in person.

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Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom

Studies Weekly

Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom Feb. 26, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Science is a critical part of elementary education. Science instruction in elementary school can help students develop strong critical thinking skills, problem-solving, creativity, and curiosity!

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PROOF POINTS: Why are kids still struggling in school four years after the pandemic?

The Hechinger Report

They now need nine months of additional school to catch up, according to NWEA’s analysis, released in July 2024. Curriculum Associates did not detect as much deterioration as NWEA, but did find widespread stagnation in 2023-24, according to a report released on August 19, 2024. One is phonics.

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