Literacy and History in Action: Immersive Approaches to Disciplinary Thinking, Grades 5-12

by Thomas M. McCann

This book offers a solid research and theoretical foundation for combining social studies and literacy instruction. A collaboration among a literacy scholar, two classroom teachers, and a school librarian, this volume also shows teachers how to engage middle and high school students in historical inquiry that incorporates literacy skills like reading complex texts and writing elaborated arguments. The authors present extended simulation activities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807757349
• ISBN13: 9780807757345
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"