This policy study contributed to an understanding of the types of professional growth activities that improve teacher self-confidence to teach challenging subjects and helped determine the future allocation of resources relative to teaching secondary social studies in Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), the eighth largest school district in…

Annotations of 13 children's books with social studies themes published in 1977. Topics include racial background, conservation and recycling, American history, medieval and Shakespearean cultures, and rural life in the 1940s. (AV)

This article describes how Zaniello's 1987 textbook, EXPLORATIONS IN READING AND WRITING, may be used as a collection of readings in an introductory sociology course. (BSR)

Because vocational students need to be able to read, visualize, and follow directions on the job, teaching them how to read and understand a textbook gives them a vital skill they can practice while acquiring technical skills. (SK)

The primary purpose of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL's) Center for Literacy is to improve the reading achievement of all students by providing assistance to schools, districts, education service agencies, and state education agencies in defining and implementing research-based best practices in literacy. The Center for…

How-to-do-it monologues and tasks based on actual job reading give students needed practice in relating reading to job activities. (SK)

Provides annotations to eight documents in the ERIC database on the subject of content area reading and vocabulary development. (SG)

Teaching reading skills can easily be integrated into classroom activities and will result in improved reading and increased learning of subject matter. Reading is essential to the preparation of students for the work of the family at home and on the job. (JOW)

Describes the reading of books by authors Goethe and Arber to follow the history of biology. (MKR)

Describes informational storybooks, literature containing characteristics drawn from both storybooks and information books. Discusses the excellent possibilities for instruction offered because of the instructional storybook's dual nature. (SR)

Discusses three major differences between the vocabulary of reading lessons and content area lessons. Discusses the implications these differences make in instruction. (MG)

Presents a list of suggestions aimed at helping science teachers support their students' growth as readers. (JRH)

In the computer age, challenges have gained a new quality, and teachers, especially with their pedagogic responsibilities, have gained a new role to play. To familiarize themselves with the new technology and to become aware of its value in language education, the potentials of this new technology can be utilized to enhance the basic language…

Inquiry-based science instruction can provide a rich context in which to build literacy skills in the elementary grades. The authors discuss the benefits of incorporating reading, writing, and speaking into science instruction. They describe the results of research on two models for combining language arts and science--the Science IDEAS model and…

Teachers of core middle level classes are now expected to play a larger role in supporting students' reading of course materials than has traditionally been the case. University courses and high-quality professional development emphasizing content literacy can equip teachers with important insights about reading and can provide them with a…