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Peer reviewedLunstrum, John P.; Irvin, Judith L. – Social Studies, 1982
Reading and related basic skills should be stressed in the elementary social studies curricula. An integrated curriculum makes social studies more meaningful to students and strengthens its position in the curriculum. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewedLemlech, Johanna K. – Social Studies, 1982
Teaching basic skills in elementary social studies courses does not promote more teaching of social studies; it decreases social studies teaching time. The adverse impact of overemphasizing the 3-Rs and auditory and abstract learning over visual and tactile-kinesthetic experiences is discussed. (AM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewedLemlech, Johanna K. – Social Studies, 1983
A reply to a critique of the article "Integration of Basic Skills: The Great Deception in Elementary Social Studies" (Social Studies, Nov-Dec 1982), this article argues that reading about social studies will not teach social attitudes or problem-solving behaviors. (RM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Developmental Stages
