General Strategies / Instructional Supports for All Students: High School Social Studies

Instructional Strategies

The following modifiable tools and materials support differentiated instruction and student achievement of social studies learning outcomes. They supplement the instructional strategies provided to meet the specifics of each suggested activity in Related Issue 2.

Multiple Ways to Access Information, Reading Comprehension, and Vocabulary Development

Research and Inquiry:

Teaching Resource—Duval House Publishing, Aboriginal Studies 10: Aboriginal Perspectives:
- Page 472 Appendix B: Interviews

Key Terms and Concepts:

Teaching Resource—Oxford University Press, Living in a Globalizing World:
- RM 0.9 Vocabulary Chart
- RM 0.19 Key Terms—Definitions Chart
Teaching Resource—Duval House Publishing, Aboriginal Studies 10: Aboriginal Perspectives:
- Pages 485–488 Appendix B: Vocabulary Building Strategies
LearnAlberta.ca: Support Material: Defining Terms

Graphic Organizers:

LearnAlberta.ca: Support Material: Using Digital Technologies; Graphic Organizers
Teaching Resource—Duval House Publishing, Aboriginal Studies 10: Aboriginal Perspectives:
- Page 413 Appendix A: Graphic Organizers
- Page 435 Appendix A: Think, Pair, Share

Visual and Media Literacy:

LearnAlberta.ca:
- Modelling the Tools: Interpreting and Reinterpreting Images
- A Classroom Example of Interpreting and Reinterpreting Images