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Gallavan, Nancy P.; Kottler, Ellen – Social Studies, 2002
In this article, the authors present eight strategies that integrate social studies and literacy by connecting assigned readings to students' contemporary knowledge and concerns. Each strategy begins with a reading assignment and is followed by an activity that connects students to the reading a second time by requiring them to go beyond…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Student Centered Curriculum, Discussion, Social Studies