Adolescent literacy: Social studies comprehension strategies

"Adolescent Literacy: Social Studies Strategies" equips teachers with a variety of strategies and resources to enhance literacy instruction in the social studies classroom in an ongoing and purposeful manner.

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Course description

Boost your students’ achievement in social studies — and in life — by helping them improve their reading comprehension. Understanding the curriculum begins with the ability to read and comprehend information.

All educators, and social studies teachers in particular, bear a responsibility to prepare students to become engaged and informed citizens. That preparation must include the reading skills crucial to higher scholastic achievement, understanding society, making decisions, and defending one’s views and opinions.

In Adolescent Literacy: Social Studies Comprehension Strategies, you will call upon a variety of literacy skills and instruction methods, evaluating their effectiveness. You will also think critically about ways to improve student achievement, acquiring methods that will help you meet the literacy needs of all students.

Course Goal

The goal of this course is to equip teachers with a variety of strategies and resources to enhance literacy instruction in the social studies classroom in an ongoing and purposeful manner.

Course objectives

Although a variety of activities and readings have been designed to help participants become familiar and comfortable with strategies to promote adolescent literacy, there are five objectives participants should achieve in Adolescent Literacy: Social Studies Comprehension Strategies:

• Assess current knowledge and attitudes about adolescent literacy instruction
• Become familiar with research-based recommendations to improve reading instruction in social studies classes
• Understand and implement an array of resources appropriate for both student reading levels and the specific social studies course
• Implement a variety of strategies to aid student comprehension
• Help striving readers by using specific strategies that support learning

Course information

Syllabus

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Audience

This course is appropriate for high school social studies teachers.

Time commitment

Approximately 5-6 hours per week

Prerequisites

Participants must be high school social studies teachers.

Duration

Six weeks

Credits

3.0 CEUs