Title: The Importance of Teaching Children to Read Maps
Headings: The Importance of Teaching Children to Read Maps
The Importance of Teaching Children to Read Maps
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Content: Research on teaching across many subjects has shown that teachers are much more effective when they have this information. Imagine a second grader who is struggling to master the difficult task of determining relative direction on a map. For most of us, it is hard to imagine confusing something being on the left side of a map with something being on the left side of a location in the world. The Alliance Network materials being developed can help the teacher anticipate this confusion and diagnose the reason that our second grader is consistently making mistakes when giving directions based on a map. The teacher would also know what kinds of explanations, examples, and additional tasks to provide to help a student overcome this common misconception. While these materials and resources could make a big difference in educatio