Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking

by Donna Ogle, Bill McBride, Ron Klemp, et al.

Book Overview

Preparing students to be active, informed, literate citizens is one of the primary functions of public schools. But how can students become engaged citizens if they can't read, let alone understand, their social studies texts? What can educators--and social studies teachers in particular--do to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and motivation to become engaged in civic life?

Building Literacy in Social Studies addresses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416605584
• ISBN13: 9781416605584
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: ASCD
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"