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Literacy Strategies in Social StudiesCam Downing
South Iredell High School
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What does this mean?
• There’s a bear in a plain brown wrapper doing flip flops around 78 handing out green stamps.
• The difficulty of your set could be increased if you do a jam followed by a peach.
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Ask yourself these questions…
• Do I ever say anything in class that’s important enough for students to take notes on?
• Do I ever assign something to read such as a chapter in the text or a primary source?
• Do I think writing is an important enough skill that I require my students to engage in it from time to time?
• Do I teach my students HOW to take notes on the things I say?
• Do I teach my students HOW to read the things I assign?
• Do I teach my students HOW to write in Social Studies?
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Keys to Comprehension
Activation of prior/background knowledge
Active engagement in the content
Metacognition
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A Story
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Key to Comprehension 1: Prior/Background Knowledge
Research says:
• The more Prior Knowledge that exists = more successful learning of new content
Research ALSO says:
• What ever is in your mind at the moment you encounter something new…
• Will be a key determinate of whether you “get” the new idea or not
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KEEP IN MIND…PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS SIMPLY KNOWLEDGE THAT EXISTS PRIOR TO INSTRUCTIONDuh – right???
It’s not what we WISH they know prior to instruction
BUT… what they DO know!
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So, how can we make the connection from our content to something familiar to our students?
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“Civil” “War”
• Which is the more important word in terms of our content?
• How could we activate “familiar” prior knowledge that our students may have to help them?
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Key to Comprehension 2: Active Engagement
• What are students doing while they are encountering content?
• Passive vs. Active Learning
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Key to Comprehension #3: Metacognition
• Did I get it?• How do I know if I got it?• What do I do if I didn’t get it?• Hmmmmm…. Sounds familiar,
right????
Thinking about Thinking
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HOW ABOUT SOME STRATEGIES???
• Be aware of three things when utilizing strategies:• 1. What is the strategy meant to do?• 2. How does it work? (processes/procedures?)• 3. When or why would I use this strategy?• If I want my students to ________• Then I should use ___________ to accomplish that
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Before Reading
• Clock buddies• ABC Brainstorm• Carousel Brainstorming/Graffiti• K-N-L Chart• Pattern Puzzles/Guides
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During Reading
• Compare-Contrast Diagram
• History Frames• Event/story pyramid
• Inquiry Charts
• Opinion-Proof• Power Thinking• Problem/Solution• Foldables: 8.5 x 22
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After Reading
• Found Poems• Poems for Two
Voices• RAFT papers• Sum-it-up/Framed
Paragraph• Concentric Circle
Discussion/Kagan’s Inside-Outside Circle
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Links to Resources
• http://www.readingquest.org/home.html• http://www.readwritethink.org/• http://
michigan.gov/documents/mde/SSWAC_225020_7.pdf• http://
literacy.purduecal.edu/STUDENT/ammessme/index.html
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References
References
• Fisher, Douglas. 50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy. Boston: Pearson, 2011. Print.
• Instructional Strategies: Cooperative Learning, Summarizing. Digital image. Www.ncresa.org. Marzano Research, n.d. Web. <http://www.ncresa.org/docs/PLC_Secondary/Cooperative_Activity.pdf>.
• Jones, Raymond C. ReadingQuest | Reading Strategies for Social Studies. N.p., 26 Aug. 2012. Web. 08 Dec. 2013. <http://www.readingquest.org/home.html>.
• "Writing Across the Curriculum Social Studies." Michigan.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://michigan.gov/documents/mde/SSWAC_225020_7.pdf>.