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Reading Essentials® in Social Studies
Explore social studies concepts while developing literacy
Captivate your class with this high-interest series designed to engage students in a wide range of social studies topics while building literacy skills. Develop students’ informational reading skills through instruction and practice using text features, vocabulary in context, charts, timelines, and more. Bring topics to life with high-impact visuals, collaborative activities, and short biographies of women and men of significance. Extend learning through a wide range of activities, related websites, project ideas, and parent/home activities.
Choose either pre-made collections by grade ranges or topic, or let us help you build your own collection aligned with state standards, district curriculum, or C3 standards.
Titles in This Program
Digital Library
Grades 3-4 Collections
Grades 5-6 Collections
Program Features & Resources
Student Books
- 40–48 pages.
- Available in print or ebook formats.
Social Studies Features
- In-depth, yet accessible explanations of social studies topics.
- Topics align with state standards.
- Informational text features such as headings, subheadings, photos, timelines, charts, and more.
Content-Area Reading Skills
- Develops technical vocabulary.
- Introduces various expository text structures.
- Builds understanding of informational text features.
- Practice of critical reading skills.
- Develops informational reading skills, including
—cause and effect
—analysis
—relate visuals to text
—compare and contrast
—summarize
—and more
Teacher Support
All purchases include digital access to title-specific teaching support.
Digital Library
Includes ebook editions of all Reading Essentials in Social Studies titles and title-specific teacher support.
All teachers, all students—unlimited building access for one year.
Sampler
Includes one softcover copy of each title in a set and FREE digital teacher resources.
6-Pack
Individual titles are sold in softcover 6-packs conveniently packaged in a storage bag.
All purchases of print or ebooks include digital access to title-specific Teaching and Assessment Resources plus a Teaching Content-Area Literacy Strategies Resource.
Teaching and Assessment Resources
Strategies, activities, and information improve comprehension.
- prereading ideas, reading, writing, vocabulary, and content-area activities
- content-area vocabulary-building exercises
- project ideas
- strategies for use with English Language Learners
- a chart correlating each title to national standards
- 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 Resource
Research-based strategies for teaching content-area literacy before, during, and after reading and with English Language Learners.
Sample Pages
Governing the World
Student Book
China
Student Book
Egypt
Student Book
Research
Correlations
Common Core State Standards
Common Core English Language Arts Standards History and Social Studies
Common Core English Language Arts Standards for Reading: Informational Text
California
California Historical and Social Sciences Content Standards
Florida
Florida Grade Levels Expectations Social Studies Content Standards
Illinois
- Illinois Social Science Learning Standards, Upper Elementary - Middle/Junior High
- Illinois Language Arts/English Learning Standards, Upper Elementary -Middle/Junior High
Missouri
Missouri State Standards
New York
- New York Social Sciences Content Standards - Elementary
- New York Social Sciences Content Standards - Intermediate
- New York Social Sciences Content Standards - Commencement
Ohio
Ohio Social Studies Academic Content Standards
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Grade Level Expectations Social Sciences Content Standards
South Carolina
South Carolina Grade Level Expectations Social Sciences Content Standards
Virginia
- Virginia Standards for Social Studies and History correlated to Reading Essentials in Social Studies and Cover-to-Cover, Grade 3
- Virginia Standards for Social Studies and History correlated to Reading Essentials in Social Studies and Cover-to-Cover Virginia Studies
- Virginia Standards for Social Studies and History correlated to Reading Essentials in Social Studies and Cover-to-Cover United States History: 1877 to Present
- Virginia Standards for Social Studies and History correlated to Reading Essentials in Social Studies and Cover-to-Cover United States History to 1877