Building Literacy in Social Science using DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Elementary Who Am I? In 10 Question or Less!

Who Am I? How could this activity help students to think?

 What are the literacy shifts in the Florida Standards and how can Social Science content be used to master complex text?  How build literacy in Social Science using differentiated instruction that will help me to improve student achievement?  How can Social Sciences’ instructional resources help me to plan effective instruction for all Levels in my classroom? Guiding Questions for today…

Social Science Literacy presentation, participants should be able to attest to the accuracy of the following statement: “I have a clear understanding of how to utilize best instructional practices that will increase student content knowledge, literacy and writing skills, and engagement which will ultimately yield positive results in student achievement.”

Tomlinson Framework Using Tolinson Framework For Differentiation Helps teachers To determine Types D.I. that Would Benefit their Students learning Styles and Levels.

Using Learning Styles in S.S. Instruction Using Differentiated Instruction to build literacy while keeping Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence learning styles in mind help the instructor to adapt the Social Studies lessons to best meet the needs of the of all the learners.

Florida Standards NGSSS Standards-based instruction Test item specifications guide development of curriculum maps Focus mini-assessments aligned to individual benchmarks and used to monitor student progress Teaching benchmarks in isolation results in long lists of tasks to master FLORIDA STANDARDS Standards-based instruction facilitated by learning goals Big ideas and learning goals guide the development of curriculum maps Learning progressions or scales describe expectations for student progress in attaining the learning goals Assessments used to monitor student progress are aligned directly to the learning progressions or scales Teaching big ideas narrows the focus and allows students to delve deeper for a greater depth of understanding.

Social Studies Elementary Classroom Students must... Read more non- fiction Informational and literary texts are balanced with at least 50% of reading time devoted to expository texts. Know the ways non- fiction can be put together Enjoy and discuss the details of non-fiction ELA/Literacy Shift 1: Read as much non fiction as fiction

Students must…. Get smart in Social Studies through reading D.I. is incorporated through learning styles and levels Handle “primary source” documents Get smarter through texts ELA/Literacy Shift 2: Learn about the world by reading Social Studies Elementary Classroom

PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS

Library of Congress Resources Access teacher’s guides and tools for students to use when analyzing various types of stimuli from the LOC website: Where do I, as a teacher, find Primary Sources to supplement the textbook?

ELA/Literacy Shift 2: Learn about the world by reading

Students must... Re-read Read material at comfort level AND work with more challenging stuff Handle frustration and keep pushing Activity: Reading and Making a Bill of Rights Graphic Organizer or ‘Cootie Catcher ” ELA/Literacy Shift 3: Read more complex material carefully

Bill of Rights “Cootie Catcher ”

Sharing Each group will share their Bill of Rights Reviewing the Bill of Rights through a Music Video

Students Must... Find evidence to support their arguments Form judgments become scholars Discuss what the author is “up to” ELA/Literacy Shift 4: Discuss reading using evidence

Using Differentiation to build literacy Social Science Reading There are a number of ways to use D.I. in Social Science. Students can use graphic organizer that can help the student focus on the main ideas of the text or document The use of technology to help students through educational videos and interactive sites.

Graphic Organizers Can Be Made to Help Students Organize their Thoughts on Different Levels All students are given the same information but in a way that allows for varying reading and writing levels

Social Science Best Practices Stimuli-Based Instruction Allows for D.I. through pictures and Vocabulary Definition: The use of primary or secondary sources of information, emphasizing content/ skills explicitly stated in standards/ benchmarks, to increase student content knowledge, analytical skills, and engagement. (e.g. political cartoons, graphs, quotes, etc.)

Examples of Stimuli-Based Instruction TIMELINES pdf PRIMARY SOURCES 1.pdf PHOTOS POLITICAL CARTOONS

ELA/Literacy Shift 5: Writing from Sources Students Must... Make arguments in writing using evidence Compare multiple texts in writing Write well D.B.Q. ’s

CIVICS IN A SNAP Pacing guides and Lessons

Competitions Geography Bee History Bee Black History and Culture Brain Bowl Theodore Gibson Oratorical Competition Various essay contests commemorating special events/initiatives OTHER WAYS TO STIMULATE THE LEARNING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IS THROUGH…

Legislative Mandates African-American History Character Education Hispanic Contributions to U.S. History Holocaust Education Women’s Contributions to U.S. History

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