Description
Book SynopsisTeaching Social Studies to Multilingual Learners in Middle School: Connecting Inquiry and Visual Literacy to Promote Progressive Learning explores effective strategies for teaching social studies to multilingual learners. The centerpiece is a visual literacy framework that integrates inquiry, primary source analysis, and visual literacy to provide a progressive learning sequence to meet the varied needs of learners. The visual literacy framework brings together related aspects of progressive, sequential learning into a cohesive, coherent whole. It has an adaptable structure that allows teachers to customize learning activities to meet individual student needs. The progressive learning sequence has varied modes of learning that help teachers move students from basic to proficient to advanced levels of support.
This book is organized into two related parts. The first three chapters provide important content and context on social studies, multilingual learner education, and the v
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Foundations
Chapter 1. Exploring Social Studies
Chapter 2. Working with Multilingual Students
Chapter 3. The Visual Literacy Framework
Part II. Application
Chapter 4. Teaching U.S. History
Chapter 5. Teaching World History
Chapter 6. Teaching Geography
Chapter 7. Teaching Civics and Government
About the Authors
