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Images of Struggle and Triumph: Using Picture Books to Teach about the Civil Rights Movement in the Secondary Classroom
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Wilkins, Karen H.; Sheffield, Caroline C.; Ford, Martha B.; Cruz, Barbara C. – Social Education, 2008
This article describes four picture books ("Mississippi Morning" written by Ruth Vander Zee, "Dad, Jackie, and Me" written by Myron Uhlberg, "Freedom on the Menu" written by Carole Boston Weatherford, and "A Sweet Smell of Roses" written by Angela Johnson) that provide a concise (yet nuanced) chronicle of the civil rights movement--from the Jim…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Picture Books, Learning Disabilities, Visual Literacy
The Field Trip as a Positive Experience for the Learning Disabled.
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Cox, Charles C., III – Social Education, 1993
Describes a 12-year program in which learning-disabled students visit an ice cream making company in Providence, RI. Provides instructional objectives and procedures for the activity. Includes suggestions for postactivity discussion and student evaluation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Field Trips
Hypermedia Computer Study Guides for Social Studies: Adapting a Canadian History Text.
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Higgins, Kyle; Boone, Randall – Social Education, 1992
Presents study results adapting a social studies textbook to hypermedia format. Discusses study guides intended to increase the amount of instructional time for students, create a system offering curriculum enhancement and access, and decrease demands on teacher time. Concludes that hypermedia is as effective as lecture, especially for remedial…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Research, History Instruction