Reading History: A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy

by Janet Allen

Book Overview

Having trouble interesting your students in history or the history textbook? Concerned about the ability of your students to actually read the textbook? Learn ways to tie reading strategies to the learning of history, and discover sources that will help history come alive for your students.

Nationally known literacy advocate Janet Allen discusses strategies for teaching nonfiction reading using Joy Hakim's award winning A History of US series...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195165969
• ISBN13: 9780195165968
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Reading History: A Practical Guide to Improving Literacy

The book was very informative. It also gave many practical tips on how to improve comprehension in social studies at the secondary level. Great read.