35 strategies for guiding readers through informational texts /

This practical guide presents research-based activities for teaching students in grades K-12 how to read and think critically about informational texts. With five types of strategies, teachers learn ways to help students select engaging, challenging reading materials; develop their knowledge of hist...

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Main Author: Moss, Barbara, 1950-
Other Authors: Loh, Virginia Shin-Mui.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, c2010.
Series:Teaching practices that work.
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Summary:This practical guide presents research-based activities for teaching students in grades K-12 how to read and think critically about informational texts. With five types of strategies, teachers learn ways to help students select engaging, challenging reading materials; develop their knowledge of history, science, and other content areas; master vocabulary that aids understanding; build essential comprehension skills across the curriculum; and write effectively about texts they have read. Each of the 35 strategies features a helpful reproducible worksheet in a large-size format. --from publisher description.
Physical Description:xiv, 178 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781606239261 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1606239260 (pbk. : alk. paper)