IDS-583: History/Expos Text & Lit

Teaching History Through Expository Text and Literature Industrialism and Social Reform will teach participants strategies to captivate student interest in social studies while teaching a host of expository reading skills that students can use for the rest of their lives. Students learn how to connect literature to "real-life experiences" they have in class so that deeper understanding follows. Participants will learn how to assist emerging readers through carefully structured support at each of the four stages of the expository reading process: preview, read, take notes, and review. Additionally, strategies for engaging readers of all ability levels in the study of literature as a means for studying history will be explored.