Exploring informational texts
Subtitle: from theory to practice
By: Linda Hoyt, Margaret Mooney, Brenda Parkes, editors
Contributors: Hoyt, Linda; Mooney, Margaret E; Parkes, Brenda
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Language arts (Elementary); Exposition (Rhetoric) -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Description: This guide for teachers describes strategies for helping children in grades K-8 to become comfortable with and get the most out of nonfiction texts. Written by teachers and teacher educators, 25 contributions discuss such topics as the use of informational texts in daily instruction and the role that features such as captions and headings play in learner understanding. A number of guided reading and writing exercises also are presented.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index
Table of contents: title: Informational text? The research says, "Yes!" / Nell K. Duke; title: Thinking as a reader and writer of informational text / Margaret Mooney; title: The power of informational texts in developing readers and writers / Brenda Parkes; title: Critical literacy through guided experiences with informational texts / Linda Hoyt; title: The why of some features of informational text / Margaret Mooney; title: Coming to terms with a table of contents / Jodi Wilson; title: Using text features as tools for learning / Jan McCall; title: Understanding text structures / Linda Hoyt and Teresa Therriault; title: Guided reading with informational text / Linda Hoyt; title: Teachers and students overcome challenges / Brenda Parkes; title: Traveling in depth / Margaret Mooney; title: Oral reading in informational texts: let's keep it in perspective! / Michael F. Opitz; title: Navigating through informational texts / Janine Batzle; title: Guided reading in mathematics / Jerry A. Miller; title: Quick tips for getting started with guided reading of informational texts / Cheryle Ferlita; title: Laying foundations for guided reading through buddy reading / Norma Gibbs; title: Guided writing / Margaret Mooney; title: Linking guided reading and guided writing / Linda Hoyt; title: Support for students writing informational texts in writers workshop / Jerry A. Miller; title: Using the expository pyramid to stimulate informational writing / Teresa Therriault; title: Thinking behind the pen / Brenda Parkes; title: Keeping the pen sharp / Margaret Mooney; title: Taking stock of our practices / Linda Hoyt; title: Some assessment tools / Cheryle Ferlita; title: Assessment through application / Norma Gibbs