Teacher Candidates' Conceptualization of Guided Inquiry and Lesson Planning in Social Studies Following Web-Assisted Instruction

Kindergarten Students’ Social Studies and Content Literacy Learning from Interactive Read-Alouds

“…They explained “integration was more like a robbing of content from social studies to benefit reading than an enrichment of both” (p. 248). Similarly, Sunal and Sunal (2007) found many of the K-3 teachers in their study relied on the reading basal for their social studies instruction. The majority of these lessons appeared to focus on reading to the detriment of social studies; however, some of the lessons did appear thoughtfully planned with social studies learning goals in mind.…”

Racialized space and discourse in the picture books of Ezra Jack Keats

“…However, elementary social studies suffers from limited inclusion, both in time taught and in the depth to which it is addressed (Au, 2007). Elementary teachers report making time for social studies instruction is one of the biggest obstacles to its inclusion (Sunal & Sunal, 2007). Additionally, students from marginalized communities experience a social studies gap, in which they are less likely to have opportunities to develop social studies knowledge than students in high-SES communities, who are more likely to be white (Berson & Camicia, 2013; Camburn & Han, 2011).…”

“…Scholars have argued as a field, that social studies has failed to adequately address race and racism in schools and research, despite being uniquely positioned to address these issues (Bolgatz, 2005;Daniels, 2011;Howard, 2003). This is its inclusion (Sunal & Sunal, 2007). Additionally, students from marginalized communities experience a social studies gap, in which they are less likely to have opportunities to develop social studies knowledge than students in high-SES communities, who are more likely to be white (Berson & Camicia, 2013;Camburn & Han, 2011).…”

“…Research on implementation of the integration of language arts and social studies indicated it is done haphazardly and often prioritizes language arts instruction Boyle-Baise, Hsu, Johnson, Serriere, & Stewart, 2008;Levstik, 2010;Sunal & Sunal, 2007). This is often to social studies' detriment (Pace, 2012).…”

“…This is often to social studies' detriment (Pace, 2012). Sunal & Sunal (2007) described elementary social studies as a "patchwork curriculum," constructed based on tangential connections to focus texts in reading instruction or textbooks. As Boyle-Baise et al (2008) noted, "Integration seemed to be a coincidental effect.…”