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Academic Achievement	2
Educational Objectives	2
Elementary Secondary Education	2
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Reading Instruction	2
Reading Skills	2
Skill Development	2
Social Studies	2
Teacher Responsibility	2

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Price, Robert D.	1
Taylor, Bob L.	1

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Teaching Reading Is Not the Responsibility of the Social Studies Teacher

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Price, Robert D. – Social Education, 1978

Simultaneous teaching of reading and social studies is unworkable because reading skill development (1) takes time away from social studies content; (2) has different objectives; (3) causes students to loose interest in social studies; (4) is too complicated when mixed in with social studies concepts; and (5) is not within the area of expertise of…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation

Teaching Reading Is Part of the Social Studies Teacher's Job

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Taylor, Bob L. – Social Education, 1978

Offers suggestions for social studies teachers to incorporate reading into social studies courses. Teachers should determine student and textbook reading levels, provide supplementary reading materials, involve reading specialists, and motivate students to read social studies materials. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation