Reading Social Studies: Strategies for English Language Learners » (New Edition)

Strategic instruction in content area readingfor both ELLs and native speakers

This series helps English language learners master the academic vocabulary that is the cornerstone of understandign content-area texts. With content that is engaging and written at a level that is not frustrating, this exciting new series focuses on core reading strategies successful readers use in content-area courses. Special attention is paid to both conceptual vocabulary and general academic words that are needed in any content-area course.

• Reading Level 4-5

To the Student

Pronunciation Key

Lessons

Birthdays Around the World

Life in the New England Colonies

Iron and Steel in Architecture

Peary and Henson: Arctic Explorers

What Do Newspaper Journalists Do?

Vocabulary Assessment 1-5

How to Read a Map

Life Inside a Medieval Castle

Abraham Lincoln's Famous Address

The People of Hawaii

The Han Dynasty in Ancient China

Vocabulary Assessment 6-10

The Underground Railroad

Ancient Rock Art in the Southwest

The History of American Heating

Bartering Throughout History

The Monuments of Ancient Egypt

Vocabulary Assessment 11-15

The Human Dream of Flying

How American Public Libraries Began

The Maya

The History of the White House

National Women's History Month

Vocabulary Assessment 16-20

Glossary

Personal Dictionary