Disciplinary+Literacy+in+Social+Studies

__** Disciplinary Literacy in Social Studies **__

. . The idea of disciplinary literacy in social studies is twofold: . First, there are special language needs for every discipline - things that are understood only in context of the subject matter. Students need assistance in learning how to read a primary source document, for example. . Second, with this language comes a "point of view". For example, how does an economist view an event versus how a geographer would? . . Some ideas of how to incorporate more civic, economic and global literacy into existing courses could be a great way to start!

Or, how can more civics, economics & global issues be incorporated into elementary classrooms?

Feel free to use these documents - I'd just appreciate it if you keep the information of where it came from on the sheet. As we work on this more, I'll add more in there!

Also - some resources that can get you in The Zone: Social Studies Disciplinary Literacy

Disciplinary Literacy - Behavioral Sciences Disciplinary Literacy - Economics Disciplinary Literacy - Geography Disciplinary Literacy - History Disciplinary Literacy - Political Science

Or, start out with basic resources on Disciplinary Literacy in general (this one is actually a group and you can add more links in if you find some!): []

Contact me with questions or comments at kristen.mcdaniel@dpi.wi.gov or (608) 266-2207.