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Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Principles and Applications, Second Edition
Teaching Elementary Social Studies Principles and Applications Second Edition Author:James Zarrillo With diversity as its central theme, and encompassing more than 150 classroom activities and strategies, this book will ready prospective teachers to meet challenges in all areas of diversity, sensitively and effectively. The author argues that diversity in subject matter, instructional methods, and teaching venues affects social studies instr... more »uction as much as diversity in the student populations, and thus, is equally important. Includes revised lessons and unitsnow thoroughly standards-based. Emphasizes teaching with technologyincorporating the use of high-quality instructional videos, interactive CD-ROMS, and the Internet/World Wide Web. A revised chapter on assessment includes information on standards-based assessment. Features material on teaching vocabulary and comprehension; Numerous lessons involving children's literature; Plus an appendix of actual literature. Examples of instructional adaptations for the ESL learners who make up much of the student population, especially in larger school districts are incorporated into every sample lesson. For elementary Social Studies teachers.« less