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William S. Gray, 1925 “[reading] is essential in every content subject…” “Every teacher is a teacher of reading.” Content-area reading is not a new concept. In 1925, William S. Gray, preeminent among first generation reading educators and researchers said that reading "is essential in every content subject. In fact, rapid progress in these subjects depends in a large degree on the ability of pupils to read independently and intelligently. It follows that good teaching must provide for the improvement and refinement of the reading attitudes, habits, and skills that are needed in all school activities involving reading. He is credited with having forged the beginnings of content-area reading and is associated with the mantra "Every teacher is a teacher of reading."

Teaching Reading in the Content Areas Helps learners make connections between what they know and new information presented in the text. Differs from basic reading skills Encourages using reading as a tool for thinking and learning. It's not about teaching students basic reading skills; it's about teaching them how to use reading as a tool for thinking and learning.

Why Reading and Social Studies? Functional instruction in content areas integrates comprehension strategies and content acquisition. Content-area study is really the study of language. “The literature also suggests that teaching comprehension in the context of specific academic areas - for example, social studies - can be effective.” National Reading Panel (2000) Content-area study is really the study of language. "History is not events. It is language describing and interpreting events. Astronomy is not planets and stars. It is a way of talking about planets and stars."

Reading Essentials™ in Social Studies from Perfection Learning® Introducing... Reading Essentials™ in Social Studies from Perfection Learning® A nonfiction, content-area reading program 35 student titles Comprehensive teaching support 7 themes including: American History, World History, Geography, and Government Reflective of the NCSS standards

Thematic Sets Government World History American History Geography Socialism and Communism Vikings Mount Rushmore WWII Women in Uniform On Both Sides of the Civil War South Africa Monarchy Rome The Statue of Liberty WWI’s Flying Aces Immigrants and Neighbors Mexico Feudalism Greece Vietnam Veterans Memorial Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey: The Role of the Navy in the Civil War Traveling on the Freedom Machines of the Transportation Age Grand Canyon Japan Democracy Egypt The Star- Spangled Banner Spies in the Revolutionary War Courage on the Oregon Trail India Ancient Governments China Washington, D.C. Washington Is Burning, War of 1812 War Between Bosses and Workers Carlsbad Caverns Canada Governing the World The Ancient World Symbols of a Nation America at War America in the 1800s U.S. National Parks Tour Country Connections Everglades Redwood Yellowstone

Student Books 40/48 pages; softcover 7 x 9 inches “To the Teacher” (inside front cover) lists Genre, Text Features, Organizational Patterns, Content Vocabulary, and Overview Glossary and index Back cover lists all titles in thematic strand