Linking Social Studies and Literacy Development through Children's Books.

Button, Kathryn

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ERIC Number: EJ596086

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Linking Social Studies and Literacy Development through Children's Books.

Button, Kathryn

Social Studies and the Young Learner, v10 n4 p23-25 Mar-Apr 1998

Contends that children's literature is a powerful tool for linking social studies learning and literacy development in primary age children. Describes a thematic unit on immigration and the transcontinental railroad that utilized literature and "read alouds" as a means to exploring these topics. Gives a list of children's books on immigration. (CMK)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 2, Immigration, Learning Experience, Literacy Education, Primary Education, Readability, Reading Aloud to Others, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Thematic Approach, United States History, Writing Assignments

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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