Reading Like a Historian

Teaching Literacy in Middle and High School History Classrooms—Aligned with Common Core State Standards

Chauncey Monte-Sano author Sam Wineburg author Daisy Martin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Teachers' College Press

Published:15th Dec '12

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Featuring an expanded introduction, this award-winning bestseller has been updated to link curriculum to the Common Core State Standards.

This popular text shows how to apply Wineburg’s highly acclaimed approach to teaching— Reading Like a Historian—to middle and high school classrooms, increasing academic literacy and sparking students’ curiosity. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay that sets the stage of a key moment in American history—beginning with exploration and colonization and the events at Jamestown and ending with the Cuban Missile Crisis. Primary documents, charts, graphic organizers, visual images, and political cartoons follow each essay, as well as suggestions for where to find additional resources on the Internet and guidance for assessing students’ understanding of core historical ideas.

Reading Like a Historian helps teachers use textbooks creatively and provides a wealth of ideas for how historical instruction can enhance students’ skills in reading comprehension.

“This is what research dissemination is all about if we ever want to make a positive difference in students’ lives and our own futures.”

Teaching History: A Journal of Methods


“The Reading Like a Historian program…is getting a new wave of attention as teachers adapt to the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts. Those guidelines, adopted by all but four states, demand that teachers of all subjects help students learn to master challenging nonfiction and build strong arguments based on evidence.”

—Education Week Spotlight (July 30, 2012)

ISBN: 9780807754030

Dimensions: 279mm x 216mm x 8mm

Weight: 238g

168 pages