Date of Award
5-2016
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Curriculum and Instruction: M.S.
Department
Teacher Development
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Stephen Hornstein
Second Advisor
Huseh-I Lo
Third Advisor
Merton Thompson
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
Social Studies, Comprehension, Strategies
Abstract
This study investigates effective comprehension strategies to apply within a social studies classroom. Effective comprehension strategies applied to social studies curriculum will help prepare students to be successful citizens in the ever changing world around us.
In conducting this research, I looked at four comprehension strategies and the potential impact they have in a social studies classroom. The four comprehension strategies are: Sumarization, Vocabulary Development, Compare and Contrast, and Guided Reading.
Recommended Citation
Bartz, Cullen J., "Effective Comprehension Strategies in the Social Studies Classroom" (2016). Culminating Projects in Teacher Development. 18.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/ed_etds/18
