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Content Literacy: Reading for Understanding in Social Studies and Science
Pages 205-218



As Harvey and Goudvis (2007) state, "content literacy gives kids the tools to learn information, ideas, and ways of thinking in a variety of disciplines" (p. 218). This worldly knowledge of content areas, like science and social studies, expand a student's capacity to access wide vocabulary and develop understandings of diverse topics. The resources below will expand your thinking on how to integrate content area literacy into your classroom setting with your particular students.

__** Professional Resources to Extend Your Learning **__

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 * Moss, B. (2005). Making a case and a place for effective content area literacy instruction in the elementary grades. //The Reading Teacher, 59//(1), 46-55.
 * Content area literacy instruction must begin in the elementary school grades. Moss (2005) makes the case and examines why content area literacy is pertinent for students' overall literacy growth.
 * Duke, N. K. (2003). Reading to learn from the very beginning: Information books in early childhood. //Young Children//, //58//(2), 14–20.
 * This article makes the case for the use of informational texts in the early years of a student's literacy learning and how to effectively teach with informational texts to build students' world knowledge, including the content areas of science and social studies.
 * Doing What Works Video: I Do, We Do, You Do: Scaffolding Reading Comprehension in Social Studies
 * Dr. Janice Dole's Expert Interview for the Doing What Works Video: The Value of Teaching Comprehension Strategies