Instruction in the standards requires a focus not only on the learner concepts and competencies but the supportive practices employed by the adults in the classroom setting. 

Concepts and Competencies

The learner will:

• Label types of media and what information can be gained (e.g. recipes from a cookbook, prices from an advertisement)
• Locate information on identified topics using media (e.g. music, books, maps, TV programming, newspapers, magazines, movies, Internet, applications, advertising)

Supportive Practices

The adult will:

• Provide a variety of resources on topics that interest children (e.g. books, pictures, authentic objects)
• Model using resources to get information
• Support children (e.g. ask questions, encourage thinking) while children are working on a project based on research
• Talk about the resources you use to gain specific information (e.g. recipes from a cookbook, prices from an advertisement)

 

This resource was created by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).  

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Office of Child Development and Early Learning, OCDEL, Social Studies