Here are some helpful links to give you ideas about how to help your child in the area of social studies. This academic area tends to be difficult for students in the area of vocabulary. The more they are exposed to this content the more they are able to understand.

http://www.learningenrichment.org/reading.html

http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/css/CSS_35_1/classrom_tips.htm

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/improving_reading.phtml

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/current/