Author: Barbara Moss
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572305465
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Filling a crucial need for K-6 teachers, this book provides practical strategies for using nonfiction trade books in language arts and content area instruction. Research-based, classroom-tested ideas are spelled out to help teachers: *Select from among the many wonderful nonfiction trade books available *Incorporate nonfiction into the classroom *Work with students to develop comprehension strategies for informational texts *Elicit responses to nonfiction through drama, writing, and discussion *Use nonfiction to promote content area learning and research skills Unique features of the book include teacher-created lesson plans, extensive lists of recommended books (including choices for reluctant readers), illustrative examples of student work, and suggestions for linking nonfiction reading to the use of the World Wide Web.
Exploring the Literature of Fact
Author: Barbara Moss
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572305465
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Filling a crucial need for K-6 teachers, this book provides practical strategies for using nonfiction trade books in language arts and content area instruction. Research-based, classroom-tested ideas are spelled out to help teachers: *Select from among the many wonderful nonfiction trade books available *Incorporate nonfiction into the classroom *Work with students to develop comprehension strategies for informational texts *Elicit responses to nonfiction through drama, writing, and discussion *Use nonfiction to promote content area learning and research skills Unique features of the book include teacher-created lesson plans, extensive lists of recommended books (including choices for reluctant readers), illustrative examples of student work, and suggestions for linking nonfiction reading to the use of the World Wide Web.
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 9781572305465
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Filling a crucial need for K-6 teachers, this book provides practical strategies for using nonfiction trade books in language arts and content area instruction. Research-based, classroom-tested ideas are spelled out to help teachers: *Select from among the many wonderful nonfiction trade books available *Incorporate nonfiction into the classroom *Work with students to develop comprehension strategies for informational texts *Elicit responses to nonfiction through drama, writing, and discussion *Use nonfiction to promote content area learning and research skills Unique features of the book include teacher-created lesson plans, extensive lists of recommended books (including choices for reluctant readers), illustrative examples of student work, and suggestions for linking nonfiction reading to the use of the World Wide Web.
Explorations in Nonfiction Writing, Grade K
Author: Anthony Stead
Publisher: Firsthand Books
ISBN: 9780325031422
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While learning how to locate, access, interpret, record, publish, and share information, students also consider ways to activate their voice and make their nonfiction writing clearer, more authoritative, and better organized. Designed around a consistent mix of explorationssome are extended units of study that engage primary writers in the complete writing process and others are targeted minilessons that expose students to various forms of nonfiction writingExplorations in Nonfiction Writing is easily adaptable and will support you whether you are integrating nonfiction writing into your established literacy block or developing a new nonfiction writing program that supports your entire academic curriculum.
Publisher: Firsthand Books
ISBN: 9780325031422
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
While learning how to locate, access, interpret, record, publish, and share information, students also consider ways to activate their voice and make their nonfiction writing clearer, more authoritative, and better organized. Designed around a consistent mix of explorationssome are extended units of study that engage primary writers in the complete writing process and others are targeted minilessons that expose students to various forms of nonfiction writingExplorations in Nonfiction Writing is easily adaptable and will support you whether you are integrating nonfiction writing into your established literacy block or developing a new nonfiction writing program that supports your entire academic curriculum.
Exploring Nonfiction Literacies
Author: Vivian Yenika-Agbaw
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475843437
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This book recognizes nonfiction text as a staple part of the literacy curriculum and advocates that educators include it in their daily practices. It offers innovative ideas on how these texts can be used to nurture literacy acquisition, growth, and fluency in and out of the classroom.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475843437
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
This book recognizes nonfiction text as a staple part of the literacy curriculum and advocates that educators include it in their daily practices. It offers innovative ideas on how these texts can be used to nurture literacy acquisition, growth, and fluency in and out of the classroom.
5 Kinds of Nonfiction
Author: Melissa Stewart
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003842445
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Once upon a time...children's nonfiction books were stodgy, concise, and not very kid friendly. Most were text heavy, with just a few scattered images decorating the content and meaning, rather than enhancing it. Over the last 20 years, children's nonfiction has evolved into a new breed of visually dynamic and engaging texts.In 5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books , Melissa Stewart and Dr. Marlene Correia present a new way to sort nonfiction into five major categories and show how doing so can help teachers and librarians build stronger readers and writers. Along the way, they: Introduce the 5 kinds of nonfiction: Active, Browseable, Traditional, Expository Literature, and Narrative -;and explore each category through discussions, classroom examples, and insights from leading children's book authorsOffer tips for building strong, diverse classroom texts and library collectionsProvide more than 20 activities to enhance literacy instructionInclude innovative strategies for sharing and celebrating nonfiction with students.With more than 150 exemplary nonfiction book recommendations and Stewart and Correia's extensive knowledge of literacy instruction, 5 Kinds of Nonfiction will elevate your understanding of nonfiction in ways that speak specifically to the info-kids in your classrooms, but will inspire all readers and writers.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003842445
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Once upon a time...children's nonfiction books were stodgy, concise, and not very kid friendly. Most were text heavy, with just a few scattered images decorating the content and meaning, rather than enhancing it. Over the last 20 years, children's nonfiction has evolved into a new breed of visually dynamic and engaging texts.In 5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Enriching Reading and Writing Instruction with Children's Books , Melissa Stewart and Dr. Marlene Correia present a new way to sort nonfiction into five major categories and show how doing so can help teachers and librarians build stronger readers and writers. Along the way, they: Introduce the 5 kinds of nonfiction: Active, Browseable, Traditional, Expository Literature, and Narrative -;and explore each category through discussions, classroom examples, and insights from leading children's book authorsOffer tips for building strong, diverse classroom texts and library collectionsProvide more than 20 activities to enhance literacy instructionInclude innovative strategies for sharing and celebrating nonfiction with students.With more than 150 exemplary nonfiction book recommendations and Stewart and Correia's extensive knowledge of literacy instruction, 5 Kinds of Nonfiction will elevate your understanding of nonfiction in ways that speak specifically to the info-kids in your classrooms, but will inspire all readers and writers.
Sea Shapes
Author: Suse MacDonald
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152017002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Shows the different shapes of animals to be found in the ocean.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152017002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Shows the different shapes of animals to be found in the ocean.
Literacy-Building Booklets
Author: Suzanne Moore
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439720922
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A big collection of interactive mini-books that help children explore concepts of print, build vocabulary, and tie into the topics you teach--all year long.
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780439720922
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A big collection of interactive mini-books that help children explore concepts of print, build vocabulary, and tie into the topics you teach--all year long.
Nonfiction Matters
Author: Stephanie Harvey
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN: 1571100725
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
A guide to bringing nonfiction into the curriculum in third through eighth-grade classrooms, with strategies and ideas for reading nonfiction, conducting research, and writing reports.
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN: 1571100725
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
A guide to bringing nonfiction into the curriculum in third through eighth-grade classrooms, with strategies and ideas for reading nonfiction, conducting research, and writing reports.
Genre Study
Author: Irene C. Fountas
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325028743
Category : Language arts (Primary)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title is a comprehensive volume that focuses on genre study through inquiry-based learning with an emphasis on reading comprehension and the craft of writing. In exploring genre study, Fountas and Pinnell advocate a way of thinking and learning where students are actively engaged in the thinking process.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325028743
Category : Language arts (Primary)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This title is a comprehensive volume that focuses on genre study through inquiry-based learning with an emphasis on reading comprehension and the craft of writing. In exploring genre study, Fountas and Pinnell advocate a way of thinking and learning where students are actively engaged in the thinking process.
A Season of Trees
Author: Ruth Mattison
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584539421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
In this book you will see how trees change as the seasons change.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584539421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
In this book you will see how trees change as the seasons change.
Reading Nonfiction
Author: G. Kylene Beers
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325050805
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Nonfiction intrudes into our world and purports to tell the truth. To evaluate that truth, we need students to be sophisticated, skillful, and savvy readers. And that's why Kylene and Bob wrote Reading Nonfiction, a book that presents: 3 big questions that develop the stance needed for attentive reading; 5 signposts that help readers analyze and evaluate the author's craft; and 7 strategies that develop relevance and fix up confusions"--Back cover.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325050805
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Nonfiction intrudes into our world and purports to tell the truth. To evaluate that truth, we need students to be sophisticated, skillful, and savvy readers. And that's why Kylene and Bob wrote Reading Nonfiction, a book that presents: 3 big questions that develop the stance needed for attentive reading; 5 signposts that help readers analyze and evaluate the author's craft; and 7 strategies that develop relevance and fix up confusions"--Back cover.