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Teaching informational text in K-3 classrooms :

By: Dreher, Mariam JeanContributor(s): Kletzien, Sharon Benge | Kletzien, Sharon BengeMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Best practices in actionDescription: xvi, 192 pagesISBN: 9781462522262 (paperback : acidfree paper); 9781462522279 (cloth : acidfree paper)Subject(s): Language arts (Primary) | Exposition (Rhetoric) | Creative nonfiction | EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy | EDUCATION / Elementary | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reading SkillsDDC classification: 372.6
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Supporting Motivation and Achievement with Informational Text -- 2. Developing Classroom Libraries with a Full Range of Informational Text -- 3. Choosing Information Books and Websites for the Classroom -- 4. Using Information Books for Read-Alouds -- 5. Comprehension and Close Reading of Informational Text -- 6. Vocabulary Development with Informational Text -- 7. Using Information Books and Internet Resources for Research -- 8. Teaching Children to Write Informational Text -- 9. Putting It All Together.
Summary: "Specifically designed for K-3 teachers, this accessible guide describes ways to use informational text creatively and effectively in both reading and writing instruction. The book presents lessons, read-alouds, and activities that motivate students to engage with a wide variety of exemplary texts; links to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are explained throughout. Key topics include how to build academic vocabulary, balance fiction and nonfiction, and address the needs of English language learners. Examples from diverse classrooms and end-of-chapter discussion questions and engagement activities enhance the book's utility as a professional development resource. Reproducible handouts and other tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"--
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
LB1528 .K567 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0159793

Revised edition of: Informational text in K-3 classrooms, 2004.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Supporting Motivation and Achievement with Informational Text -- 2. Developing Classroom Libraries with a Full Range of Informational Text -- 3. Choosing Information Books and Websites for the Classroom -- 4. Using Information Books for Read-Alouds -- 5. Comprehension and Close Reading of Informational Text -- 6. Vocabulary Development with Informational Text -- 7. Using Information Books and Internet Resources for Research -- 8. Teaching Children to Write Informational Text -- 9. Putting It All Together.

"Specifically designed for K-3 teachers, this accessible guide describes ways to use informational text creatively and effectively in both reading and writing instruction. The book presents lessons, read-alouds, and activities that motivate students to engage with a wide variety of exemplary texts; links to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are explained throughout. Key topics include how to build academic vocabulary, balance fiction and nonfiction, and address the needs of English language learners. Examples from diverse classrooms and end-of-chapter discussion questions and engagement activities enhance the book's utility as a professional development resource. Reproducible handouts and other tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"--

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