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ERIC Number: EJ172588
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Vocabulary Development in the Social Studies
Rowell, C. Glennon
Social Education, 42, 1, 10-4, Jan 78
Stresses the importance of vocabulary development in the social studies and identifies strategies a teacher can use to improve students' reading skills. Strategies and classroom activities include classification and association exercises, wide reading, dictionary and resource book use, and educational games. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Games, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Skills, Social Studies, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
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Audience: Practitioners
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