Adelson, Joseph,
The Education Digest
, Dec. 1982, “Adolescence and Learning Social Studies.”
This article deals with children’s ability to perceive the abstractness of democracy. The author sees the students viewing laws as more benevolent as they age. The article stressed that children should taught “up to rather than down to.”
Daikse, Dolores,
Educational Leadership: Journal of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
, March 1981, Vol. 38, No. 6, “Schools Don’t Teach Comprehension.”
The author observed reading during Social Studies instruction and found that the round robin method of reading did not improve poor readers. Also, it was found that there was too much emphasis on commercially prepared materials.
Medina, Elizabeth,
Learning
, October 1986, Vol. 15, No. 3, “Enhance your Curriculum through Story-Telling.”
The author stresses that teaching through stories enhances learning and the teachers of ancient times were all storytellers.
Newmann, Fred M.,
The Education Digest
, Sept. 1986, “A Look Ahead.”
This article examines the challenge of teaching Social Studies, with a trend toward more indepth topics.
Reid, Ethna R.,
Educational Leadership Journal of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
, March 1981, Vol. 38, No. 6, “Comprehension Skills can be Taught.”
Comprehension is critical to develop students as lifetime readers. Students who have difficulty reading can learn comprehension skills through listening. However, the author noted very little positive effect with the use of prequestioning.
Schall, Jane,
Instructor
, Feb. 1985, Vol. XCIV, No. 6, “Come with Us to China..”
This article presents a unit on China that can be used by the teacher.
Shake, Mary and Allington, Richard,
The Education Digest
, Sept. 1986, “Achieving Curriculum Congruency in Remedial Reading.”
Many remedial reading programs have lost sight of the fact that the original goal was to coordinate with the core subject areas.
Tovey, Duane,
Middle School Journal
, May 1981, Vol. XII, No. 2, “Thought Language and Reading in the Content Area.”
Students can increase comprehension and understanding when the students’ interest is tapped.