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Henning, Mary Beth; Bell, Danielle – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2011
Community workers and community services are a typical part of the second grade curriculum in many American schools. However, the content provided in textbooks often lacks depth and the personal connection that students need to make their learning meaningful. How many times have seven year olds already learned about fire fighters and mail…
Descriptors: Community Services, Textbooks, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
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Tancock, Susan M.; Segedy, Janis – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2004
This action research project was conducted in a 2nd-grade classroom in the Midwest to determine the effects of technology on responses to texts. Six texts, representing a variety of rending levels, were selected for the children to read. Children in the control group read and did research from printed texts, and children in the treatment group…
Descriptors: Action Research, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension, Grade 2