Close Reading of Informational Texts

Close Reading of Informational Texts
Author: Sunday Cummins
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-11-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462507875

This book has been replaced by Close Reading of Informational Sources, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-3945-1.

Reading, Grades 6 - 8

Reading, Grades 6 - 8
Author: Schyrlet Cameron
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2013-01-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622234286

Reading: Informational Text Learning Stations is perfect for center activities, whole class instruction, or individual assignments. Topics includes organizational text structure, bias and point of view, citing evidence and more! The Learning Stations series increases student achievement and provides opportunities for inquiry with a variety of learning stations. Aligned to Common Core State Standards, each of the activities included also support Listening, Speaking, and Media/Technology standards. Make learning fun today with Learning Stations!

What is Hibernation?

What is Hibernation?
Author: John Crossingham
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780865059870

Hibernation is one of nature's greatest miracles, allowing animals to sleep through periods of extreme cold and heat. Interesting information describes how different animals use body fat to survive, how they can wake themselves up, and how some give birth during hibernation.

Reading Informational Text, Grade 3 Teacher Resource

Reading Informational Text, Grade 3 Teacher Resource
Author: Evan-Moor Corporation
Publisher: Reading Informational Text
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781613689912

"10 units + bonus unit; 5 text structures; Content & academic vocabulary, text analysis, close reading; Leveled text: science, social studies, biography, how-to; Text-based writing prompts"--Page 1 of cover.

Leveled Books (K-8)

Leveled Books (K-8)
Author: Irene C. Fountas
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN:

For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.

Unpacking Complexity in Informational Texts

Unpacking Complexity in Informational Texts
Author: Sunday Cummins
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462518508

To acquire content knowledge through reading, students must understand the complex components and diverse purposes of informational texts, as emphasized in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This practical book illuminates the ways in which a text?s purpose, structure, details, connective language, and construction of themes combine to create meaning. Classroom-tested instructional recommendations and "kid-friendly" explanations guide teachers in helping students to identify and understand the role of these elements in different types of informational texts. Numerous student work samples, excerpts from exemplary books and articles, and a Study Guide with discussion questions and activities for professional learning add to the book?s utility. ΓΏ

Reading & Writing Informational Text in the Primary Grades

Reading & Writing Informational Text in the Primary Grades
Author: Nell K. Duke
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439531238

Increasingly, research supports the importance of teaching children to read and write informational text, but few resources show us how to do it well. This book fills that gap. The authors explain why it's important to weave informational text into the primary curriculum. From there, they provide a framework for organizing your time and space, and classroom-tested strategies for incorporating informational text into reading, writing, and the content areas. For use with Grades K-3.

Units of Study for Teaching Reading

Units of Study for Teaching Reading
Author: Lucy Calkins
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015
Genre: Reading (Elementary)
ISBN: 9780325076959

"In second grade, children move from a "little-kid" focus on print to a "big-kid" focus on meaning. The first unit, Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt, teaches children to take charge of their reading, drawing on everything they know to figure out hard words, understand author's craft, and build big ideas about the books they read. Children learn that books can be their teachers in the second unit, Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction, in which they learn more about familiar topics and grow understanding of new topics while working on word solving, vocabulary development, and comparing and contrasting information across texts. In the third unit, Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power, children learn strategies to build three foundational reading skills--fluency, understanding figurative language, and comprehension. In the final unit for second grade, Series Book Clubs, children work within book clubs to study author's craft to understand ways authors use word choice, figurative language, punctuation, and even patterns to construct a series and evoke feelings in readers"--Pearson.com.

100 Task Cards: Text Evidence

100 Task Cards: Text Evidence
Author: Scholastic Teaching Resources
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781338113013

Give students the tools they need to meet--and exceed--the new language-arts standards in just ten minutes a day! Each book in this series contains 100 reproducible cards stocked with high-interest mini-passages and key questions to quickly hone comprehension skills. Focus topics include main idea and details, making inferences, summarizing, predicting, citing text evidence, author's purpose, and much more. Perfect for whole-class, group, or independent learning.

Text-Marking Lessons for Active Nonfiction Reading

Text-Marking Lessons for Active Nonfiction Reading
Author: Judith Bauer Stamper
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-02
Genre: Book with CD-ROM.
ISBN: 9780545288170

Dozens of high-interest reproducible passages provide text marking practice that helps students build comprehension skills.