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What Does National Geographic Mean to You???
New Words?New Worlds?
New Cultures?New Technologies?
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE?
Do you encounter the WORLD with National Geographic?
National Geographic Content Literacy
• Catalog - Correlated to the NC Social Studies Standard Course of Study
• Leveled nonfiction• Develop nonfiction reading skills and
strategies• Writing Opportunities • Provide a wide range of nonfiction
genres such as procedural, narrative, and expository texts
Objective
To provide all students with access to grade-level content in
Social Studies while supporting the development of
language and literacy skills.
NGS Social Studies Titles by LevelGrade Level
CollectionLevel Range
(Guided Reading / DRA)
# of titles in NC Catalog
Kindergarten Wordless, Word, Simple Sentence up
to Level I / 16
44
First Grade Word, Simple Sentence up to
Level K / 24
43
Second Grade H/14 up to Q/R 44
Third Grade L/M up to S/T 36
Fourth Grade R/S up to V/W 10
Fifth Grade O/P up to V/W 44
Literacy Skills
• Vocabulary Development• Comprehension• Higher-order thinking• Writing, listening and speaking• Background knowledge in the
content areas
Supporting the Differentiated Classroom
Language, Literacy & Vocabulary
authored by Linda Hoyt
Using a sheltered-instruction approach, deliver accessible grade level content and literacy instruction with carefully
scaffolded support for students functioning below grade level.
Grade-appropriate Social Studies content written at lower reading
levels1. Vocabulary Development
2. Building Background
3. Building Big Ideas
4. Understanding of key concepts
5. Nonfiction text features
6. Link past learning to new concepts
7. Comprehension development
8. Word practice for fluency and mastery
9. Application of learning through activities
10. Assessing students on various levels
Teacher Support
• Teacher’s Guides for every title available online at www.ngschoolpub.org
• Informal Teacher Notes on inside front cover of every book
Highlights social studies activities
Provides ideas for ELL support
Includes easy-to-follow ideas for reading & responding to the book
Assessment Options include
informal, written, and
formal assessment for comprehension.
Connect to Home and other
Curriculum