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Jerald, Craig D. – Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2006
A 2003 survey of principals found that middle and high schools were more likely to increase social studies and science instruction than decrease it. This suggests that districts are not cutting social studies and sciences entirely but merely "deferring" those subjects until the secondary grades. This strategy provides more time for reading…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Thinking Skills, Reading Comprehension, Science Instruction