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Social Studies and Literacy

//“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” // Victor Hugo, "Les Miserables"

Social Studies is such a rich content area for literacy to be integrated. Strategies and skills that students have learned from reading and writing are applied and used to develop an understanding of Social Studies. Integration of literacy and Social Studies is an absolute must, and is essential that literacy is integrated in an appropriate manner--meaning well-planned and accurately instruct the Social Studies curriculum. [|Social Studies Level Book List Grades K-2]

[|Social Studies Level Book List Grades 3-5]

 Helpful Social Studies Standards, Frameworks, Curriculum and Links:

[|The National Council for the Social Studies]

[|Connecticut Social Studies Curriculum Framework]

[|Connecticut English Language Arts Curriculum Framework]

[|CSDE English Language Learner (ELL) Framework]

[|SERC-The State Education Resource Center]