Developing historical reading and writing with adolescent readers: Effects on student learning

Theory and Research in Social Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 228-274

  De La Paz, Susan ^a   Felton, Mark ^b   Monte Sano, Chauncey ^c   Croninger, Robert ^a   Jackson, Cara ^a,d   Deogracias, Jeehye Shim ^a,e   Hoffman, Benjamin Polk ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Urban Teacher Center   (United States)

^e Alexandria Public Schools   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent readers; cognitive apprenticeships; disciplinary literacy; historical arguments; student learning outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901788814     PISSN: 00933104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00933104.2014.908754     Document Type: Article

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