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ERIC Number: EJ419179
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Should Place Vocabulary Be Central to Primary Social Studies?
Smith, Ben A.; Larkins, A. Guy
Social Studies, v81 n5 p221-26 Sep-Oct 1990
Argues that effective citizenship requires geographic place knowledge. Recommends that primary students develop place vocabulary through memorization and map activities. Analyzes three social studies (grades 1-4) textbooks for attention to place vocabulary. Finds that none offers a systematic approach to place vocabulary acquisition. Introduces several teaching units for developing place vocabulary and map skills at primary levels. (CH)
Descriptors: Cartography, Citizenship Education, Drills (Practice), Geography Instruction, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Map Skills, Memorization, Mnemonics, Primary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Research, Textbooks, Units of Study, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Place Names; Place Vocabulary