Taks Reading In The Content Areas Exploring Nonfiction Supplement Grade 5 Teacher S Guide

How can you help students find meaning in informational texts and become independent strategic readers and thinkers? Nonfiction Reading Power gives teachers a wealth of effective strategies for helping students think while they read material in all subject areas. Using the best children's books to motivate students, Adrienne Gear shows teachers how help students zoom-in, question and infer; find the main idea, make connections, and transform what's on the printed page. Key introductory concept lessons for each of the five reading powers provide valuable insight into the purpose of each strategy. The book also explores the particular features of nonfiction and offers lists of key books organized around strategies and subject areas.

As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materials--content area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material. As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre. Teacher's Guide: * targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success. * contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines. * provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds. * highlights key research that supports the program's approach. * includes a full-color poster that features a visual snapshot of the five nonfiction structures. For use with Grade 5.

As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materials--content area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material. As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre. Teacher's Guide: * targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success. * contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines. * provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds. * highlights key research that supports the program's approach. * includes a full-color poster that features a visual snapshot of the five nonfiction structures. For use with Grade 4.