Sept.+28+-+Reading+and+Writing+in+Social+Studies

At this meeting, our focus concerns reading and writing skills in the social sciences. A starting place suggested by the director of curriculum, Diane Lauer, was the newly published Common Core State Standards. The documents specific to reading, writing, speaking, and language were discussed in small groups and reported on in terms of types of assignments and activities that might be employed to enhance students abilities in those areas: The following pages contain additional ideas, websites, and documents that can aid teachers in their efforts: Click here for additional information on writing skills Click here for additional ideas about reading activities Click here for links and ideas for incorporating mathematics into social studies