25 Strategies for Guiding Readers through Informational Texts
1st Edition
Published on 7. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-60623-427-3 (ISBN)
Description
This hands-on manual explains how to introduce K-12 students to strategies for navigating and comprehending nonfiction texts. Teachers learn easy-to-implement activities that help students find high-interest nonfiction texts; identify and study unfamiliar words and concepts; understand information and think critically; and use writing to evaluate and respond. Sample worksheets help students practice the comprehension strategies of inferring, synthesizing, visualizing, questioning, and summarizing. The book's utility is enhanced by step-by-step directions and examples.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
246 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60623-427-3 (9781606234273)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Barbara Moss, PhD, School of Teacher Education, San Diego State University, USA
Content
Part I: Getting Started. Selecting Nonfiction Trade Books. Nonfiction Interest Survey. Reading Nonfiction Aloud. Shared Reading with Nonfiction. Part II: Vocabulary. Word Maps. List Group Label. Word Sorts. Concept Circles. Semantic Feature Analysis. Possible Sentences. Part III: Comprehension. Anticipation Guide. KWL. Semantic Map. Series of Events Visual. Venn Diagram. Cause Effect Map. Problem Solution Outline. Retelling. Discussion Web. Data Chart. Study Guide. Part IV: Writing. Nonfiction Readers' Theatre. Two-column Journal. Learning Logs. Paragraph Writing Frames.