Primary Source Readers To Develop and Improve Students Social Studies Knowledge

Primary Source Readers

Seamlessly integrate social studies into language arts instruction.

Build literacy and social studies content knowledge with these high-interest, content-rich readers. Cultivate students’ curiosity about historical events with dynamic primary sources that provide firsthand accounts of history that keep students engaged. Students will naturally use critical thinking to analyze history and make connections to the subject matter in unique ways through reading and writing activities focused on social studies content.

Overview

This series was developed by Teacher Created Materials to provide teachers with the perfect mix of social studies content to help students comprehend historical events while building social studies literacy.

Leveled readers feature primary sources, high-interest content, and visually appealing layouts
Compelling nonfiction text develops academic vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency
Each reader has a teacher-designed lesson which addresses reading, writing, and social studies objectives and serves as a crucial bridge between literacy and social studies
Different assessment types provide multiple opportunities to check for understanding and develop students' document-based assessment skills
Increase student engagement by integrating technology into instruction with Interactiv-eBooks (not included in all levels), audio recordings of books, and additional digital resources

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Interactiv-eBooks

Guide students toward independent reading while exploring core concepts with the included Interactiv-eBooks.
Benefit student learning in a variety of instructional settings, support English language acquisition, and extend content and literacy learning.
Includes text-to-audio highlighting, professional audio recordings, interactive activities and response to literature prompts, whiteboard tools, and writing activities for multi-modal instruction and assessment.

Audio Recordings

Professional audio recordings for each book serve as a model of fluent reading and support English language learners.

Digital Primary Sources

Additional digital Primary Sources support the text and encourage inquiry-based learning environments.
Prepare students for state and national tests that use document-based assessments.
Provides teacher with background information and activity on the primary source to engage students in the content.

Teacher's Guide

Primary Source Readers offers multiple opportunities to foster curiosity, study relationships, and reflect on new learning.
Includes standards-based lessons to serve as bridge between reading and writing and content-area material to enhance cross-curricular learning opportunities.
Focused lessons on one nonfiction reading skill and one writing skill. Provides lesson plans for each book, activity sheets, multiple-choice quizzes, and document-based assessments for easy teacher implementation.

Books

Each leveled reader motivates students to want to read with high-interest content and engaging illustrations and photographs.The authentic reading experiences help students develop vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency skills.
16-18 titles, 6 copies each, 24-32 pages per book, all designed around primary sources that tell about the subject.
Build conceptual social studies knowledge with leveled informational texts.
Books are designed around primary sources to offer key information and support the subject.

Student Engagement

Engages students and extends the reading experience beyond ELA class.
Helps students develop skills, knowledge, and analytical abilities as they ask questions, think critically, make inferences, and develop reasoned explanations.
Fosters a deeper understanding of events of the past to learn from as they plan and prepare for a better tomorrow.
Builds literacy and social studies content knowledge with high-interest, appropriately-leveled nonfiction books.

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Primary Source Readers Sample Pages

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The fifth grade teachers use Primary Source Readers and Leveled Texts to teach history from 1620 through 1877. The leveled, rich literature has enabled all students to have a greater appreciation and understanding of the events of the past. The aforementioned materials have facilitated the frequent differentiation of lessons and use of complex text to teach the common core standards through social studies.

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