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Boost Reading Skills with Social Studies: The Key to Stronger Literacy

TCI

Elementary education has traditionally prioritized English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, often sidelining social studies. However, recent research highlights the crucial role of social studies instruction in developing strong reading skills.

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1980’s Game Show

Passion for Social Studies

Social Movements The 1980s was a decade that gave rise to numerous subcultures, many of which challenged traditional social norms. Studying subcultures allows students to understand how marginalized groups used music, fashion, and activism to challenge mainstream cultural expectations. 1980’s Game Show $ 4.00

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How Science Instruction Improves Literacy in K-5 Classrooms

TCI

If you want to dive deeper, download our free eBook, Rethinking Literacy in K-5 Classrooms: How Social Studies and Science Drive Academic Success. Scientific exploration encourages students to ask questions, analyze information, and make evidence-based conclusionsall of which are essential literacy skills.

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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

Beyond her work with students, Rhue is also committed to collaborating with their teachers, helping, for example, to impart her own knowledge of media and information literacy so they can pass it along to learners in their care. We're information specialists. You get to interact with everybody. Its a treat.

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PROOF POINTS: Evidence increases for writing during math class

The Hechinger Report

Putting pencil to paper also creates and reinforces memory, helping a student to recall information later during a test. Some skeptics wonder if minutes spent writing takes precious class time away from learning topics the traditional way by, for instance, reading, listening, taking notes, and completing worksheets and projects.

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Teaching Elementary Science and Social Studies

Ashleigh's Education Journey

State and federal mandates and high stakes testing have made teaching elementary science and social studies a battle for time in the classroom. This battle has resulted in minimizing social studies and science instruction to focus on tested areas. There should also be intentional social studies and science instruction.

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Social Studies and Science Vocabulary

Ashleigh's Education Journey

These words are important because they help students comprehend text across different content areas such as social studies and science. The first step in planning academic vocabulary instruction is to create a list of academic vocabulary to be taught in social studies and science. Review shouldn’t be boring.