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Reading Strategies for the Social Studies Classroom
Use these practice activities to help struggling readers with comprehension. The activities were developed by Dr. Judith Irvin, one of the nation’s leading experts on teaching reading to secondary students.

For each strategy, you will find one activity targeted at U.S. history and another targeted at world studies. Use the pull down bar above to jump to another resource.
Strategy 1: Previewing Text
Practice Activity for U.S. History
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 2: Understanding Text
Practice Activity for U.S. History
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 3: Using Graphic Organizers
Practice Activity for U.S. History
Strategy 4: Constructing Concept Maps
Practice Activity for U.S. History
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 5: Visualizing Information
Practice Activity for US History
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 6: Building Background Information
Practice Activity for US History
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 7: Making Predictions
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 8: Activating and Using Prior Knowledge
Practice Activity for U.S. History
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 9: Anticipating Information
Practice Activity for U.S. History
Practice Activity for World Studies
Strategy 10: Developing Vocabulary Knowledge
Practice Activity for U.S. History
Practice Activity for World Studies

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