Develop content-area reading skills with
curricular-aligned social science books!
Reading Essentials in Social Studies is designed to meet the demanding needs of today’s classroom.
- Focus on Nonfiction
Builds students’ skills in content-area comprehension, a critical component of state tests and necessary for future success in and out of the classroom
- High-Impact Visual Design
Captures students’ interest and directs attention to critical textual elements
- Aligned with Standards
Close correlation to National Council of Social Studies permits easy integration with existing curricula in social studies
- Extends Learning
The wide range of topics allows students to extend their learning through the books themselves, related Web sites, project ideas, and parent/home activities
- Research Based
Develops students’ reading proficiency through proven teaching strategies
Teaching and Assessment Resources
More than 80 pages of strategies, activities, and information to improve comprehension.
- prereading ideas, reading, writing, vocabulary, and content-area activities
- strategies for use with English language learners
- a chart correlating each title to National Council of Social Studies
- a skills and strategies chart for each title
- project ideas for alternative assessment and parent involvement
- an objective test for each title
Teaching Content-Area Literacy Strategies
Research-based strategies for teaching content-area literacy.
- before, during, and after content-area literacy strategies
- strategies for teaching content-area literacy with English language learners
- specially designed Student Post-it® Notes to promote active reading (3 pads=1 student package)
- appendix of key research underpinning the program
Themes
Thematic Book Sets include:
- 6 softcover copies of 5 Student Books (30)
- a Teaching and Assessment Resource
- a FREE durable storage box
Complete Social Studies Package
- Includes all 10 Thematic Book Sets
(300 softcover Student Books)
- 10 Teaching and Assessment Resources
- 1 Teaching Content-Area Literacy Strategies resource
- 10 storage boxes
- 3-pack of Student Post-it® Notes
Books Sampler
- 1 softcover copy of each of the 50 titles
LIST OF THEMES
American History—Symbols of a Nation
American History—America at War!
American History—America in the 1800s
Geography—Country Connections
Geography—Country Connections II
Geography—U.S. National Parks Tour
Geography—U.S. Regional Road Trip
Government—Governing the World
Government—U.S. Government
World History—The Ancient World
Bibliography for student books
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