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.”

Upon the conclusion of this BEST PRACTICES IN…

Tomlinson Framework

Using TolinsonFrameworkFor DifferentiationHelps teachers To determine Types D.I. that Would Benefit their Students learningStyles 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 ResourcesAccess 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?

https://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/guides.html

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 RightsGraphic Organizer or ‘Cootie Catcher”http://constitutioncenter.org/media/files/Amedment_Cootie_Catchers.pdf

ELA/Literacy Shift 3: Read more complex material carefully

Bill of Rights “Cootie Catcher”

http://constitutioncenter.org/media/files/Amedment_Cootie_Catchers.pdf

Sharing • Each group will share their Bill of Rights

• Reviewing the Bill of Rights through a Music Video http://smartsongs.org/bill-of-rights-rap

• 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 allowsfor varying reading and writing levels

Social Science Best PracticesStimuli-Based Instruction

Allows for D.I. through pictures and VocabularyDefinition: 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

TIMELINEShttp://www.timeforkids.com/files/media/060113_wr1.pdfPRIMARY SOURCEShttp://www.timeforkids.com/files/media/080208_wr_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

http://www.edteck.com/dbq/eiq/3_ss_dbq1.pdf

• http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net

CIVICS IN A SNAP

• http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net/civics%20in%20a%20snap.asp

Pacing guides and Lessons http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net/pacingguides.asp

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

Enjoy teaching Social Studies